Hurd says he won’t sign GOP loyalty pledge, risking debate participation

When the Republican Nationwide Committee discovered the standards to participate in its initial debate in August, it involved (together with meeting polling and donation metrics) a prerequisite to pledge to guidance the party’s eventual presidential nominee.

Prior to criticizing Trump around his recent indictment, Hurd cited Trump’s stated uncertainty about irrespective of whether he’d indication the pledge.

“Donald Trump is not heading to indication that pledge possibly,” Hurd explained.

“I am not in the business enterprise of lying to the American men and women in get to get a microphone, and I’m not going to assistance Donald Trump, so I can not honestly say I’m heading to sign one thing.”

Hurd is the initially applicant to say explicitly that he would not indication the pledge, though other candidates have waffled on whether or not they’d comply with through on a determination to assistance Trump if they do indicator it.

Even if Hurd did indicator the pledge, he’d even now have to meet other requirements associated to polling and exceptional donors, as he jumps into the race as a relative mysterious about two months prior to the very first discussion.