Republican Governor Says He 'Failed' to Get Trump to Change
Summary
Utah Governor Spencer Cox said he hoped the 2024 shooting attack against President Donald Trump would lead Trump to promote unity and less political anger in the U.S. Cox wrote in his new book that he tried to build good relationships with both Trump and President Joe Biden to reduce political division, but he said his efforts to get Trump to change did not succeed.Key Facts
- Governor Spencer Cox of Utah views the July 2024 near-assassination attempt on President Trump as a possible moment to reduce political conflict.
- Cox wrote a letter to Trump asking him to use the event to bring Americans together and lower political tensions.
- Cox had not previously endorsed Trump but believed Trump could lead toward unity.
- After the shooting, Cox and Trump met in the Oval Office and discussed various topics including immigration and the Great Salt Lake.
- Trump showed support for some Utah initiatives and posted positively about Cox on social media.
- Cox said that despite some cooperation, Trump did not fully shift toward a politics of unity over revenge.
- Cox also tried to persuade President Biden to pardon Trump as a step toward healing national divisions.
- Cox describes peacemaking in politics as slow and difficult rather than an immediate change.
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