ABC News exclusive: Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces 2024 presidential run

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson made his 2024 White House bid official on Sunday in an exclusive sit-down interview with ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl.

Ahead of his presidential announcement, Hutchinson, a Republican, spent several days in the first-in-the nation caucus state of Iowa, stirring speculation that he intended to enter into what he acknowledged is a tense national political landscape.

"I have made a decision, and my decision is I'm going to run for president of the United States," Hutchinson told Karl. "While the formal announcement will be later in April, in Bentonville [Arkansas], I want to make it clear to you, Jonathan, I am going to be running. And the reason is, I've traveled the country for six months, I hear people talk about the leadership of our country. I'm convinced that people want leaders that appeal to the best of America, and not simply appeal to our worst instincts."

The former governor told Karl he is inspired by his travels around the country over the last six months and acknowledged it would take "a lot of hard work and good messaging" to raise his national profile and break through a crowded primary field.

Arkansas governor signs near-total abortion ban into law.


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The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas called the ban “cruel and unconstitutional.”  “Governor Hutchinson: we’ll see you in court,” ACLU of Arkansas Executive Director Holly Dickson said. “This is politics at its very worst,” Alexis McGill Johnson, president of Planned Parenthood Action Fund, said in a statement. “At a time when people need economic relief and basic safety precautions, dismantling abortion access is cruel, dangerous, and blatantly unjust.”

Benton County prosecutors have formally charged the former Governor of
Arkansas's son, William Asa Hutchinson III.

Forty seven-year-old ASA Hutchison III was charged with possession of a
controlled substance, driving while intoxicated second offense, and refusal
to submit to a chemical test.  On 13 January, Hutchinson was arrested on
drug charges.  Later on in January, his law license was suspended by the
Arkansas Supreme Court.

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William Asa Hutchinson III formally
charged in Benton County.

The court wrote in its court order that Hutchinson "presently poses a
substantial threat of serious harm to the public and to his clients if he
continues to practice law."

Something tells me Asa Hutchinson will do about as well as Nikki Haley   :)

Remember her?

She announced she'd be running for President in 2024, and then disappeared from the face of the Earth.

greggerypeccary wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2023 at 10:20pm:

Something tells me Asa Hutchinson will do about as well as Nikki Haley   :) Remember her? She announced she'd be running for President in 2024, and then disappeared from the face of the Earth.

The real Americans are more keen on Mr Trump, Greggery. He stands for the people, no?

Don't you mind about all these bit players, Mr Trump will wipe them off the floor.

You stick with the big fella. And don't you dare listen to these Meatball fanciers. Ron D is going down. He's no better than HORSEFACE, who tried to do a number on the big fella, now it's all blowing up in her face, mkay?

PATHETIC!!!