Des Moines, Iowa – Former President Donald Trump may not attend the first Republican presidential primary debate, but North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgham doesn’t mind.
A dark horse for the 2024 Republican nomination, the millionaire-turned-two-term governor said in a one-on-one interview with Fox News Digital while walking the Iowa State Fair: Told. Participate in discussions. We’re thrilled to be there and excited regardless of who’s attending.”
Bergum is one of eight candidates (to date) who have met the criteria of the Republican National Committee to attend the Fox News-sponsored debate on Aug. 23 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. be a person That list includes Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, former Ambassador and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, former New Jersey Including Governor Chris Christie and the best of entrepreneurs. Selling author Vivek Ramaswamy.
“This is clearly an opportunity for us,” Bergum said in an interview on Friday. “Because … we are the least known of the eight candidates on stage. Naturally, that gives us the greatest advantage. And part of that is,” , we already ignored that possibility. Because when we started people said he would never be on the debate table, people will never be able to build a global software company in Fargo, North Dakota. said. Six months before the primary, they were 60 points behind. So we like our position and look forward to the debate.”
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2024 Republican Presidential Candidate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgham interviews Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa on August 11, 2023. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)
Bergum, who is not well known outside of his home state of North Dakota, has run a positive campaign, including introducing himself to voters.
Asked if he would have to throw a punch in the end, the governor said, “People don’t know who we are, people don’t know who we are, what we’ve been doing. I think we need to know what our vision for this country is.” ”
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But Mr. Brugum has clearly criticized some of his rivals, questioning whether they have the necessary experience to serve as president.
“I think one of the criteria for running for president should be the experience associated with it,” he stressed.
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Bergum then pointed to candidates who “didn’t have the opportunity to work in that kind of executive role with the presidency,” including those who “went for gubernatorial office and those who had never worked in the private sector.” It pointed out.
“A lot of Americans understand what working Americans are really going through and what I’ve been doing since I was 26 and what it takes to get my payroll every two weeks. I think I’m looking forward to the inauguration of the president, and what that means.” Cut my salary to make sure I have enough money to pay the people who work for me.” We need to,” Bergum stressed. “I think those are prerequisites and I hope voters understand that.”
