'It's a warning sign': Marc Thiessen breaks down implications of Trump's double-digit win in New Hampshire GOP primary on 'Fox & Friends'

Marc Thiessen said, 'He's offended that anyone challenged him for the Republican nomination, he thinks he should be the nominee'
PUBLISHED JAN 25, 2024
Marc Thiessen with Brian Kilmeade on the January 24, 2024 episode of 'Fox & Friends' (Screengrab/Fox News)
Marc Thiessen with Brian Kilmeade on the January 24, 2024 episode of 'Fox & Friends' (Screengrab/Fox News)

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Fox News contributor Marc Thiessen discussed what the results of the New Hampshire Republican primary meant for the current forerunner Donald Trump with co-host Brian Kilmeade on the 24 January episode of 'Fox & Friends.'

The former president secured a double-digit win with 54.55% of the vote over his competitor, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, who got 43.2%. The 22 delegate quota for the state was divided into 12 for Trump and 9 for Haley.

Marc Thiessen feels Trump's victory is less than reassuring

"(Trump) is effectively the quasi-Republican incumbent. He never ceded the leadership of the Republican Party," said Thiessen. "He's offended that anyone challenged him for the Republican nomination. He thinks he should be the nominee."

Drawing a parallel with history, he continued, "The last time you had a challenge like this to a Republican incumbent was in 1992 when Pat Buchanan challenged George HW Bush. He got 38% to Bush's 52%."

"The New York Times headline was ‘Bush jarred in the first primary. President Bush scored a less than impressive victory over Pat Buchanan.' Haley did much better than Buchanan ever did. Why is this not jarring?" he asked.

"You just showed the stats. Thirty-five percent of Republicans in the state are not going to vote for Donald Trump. He's bleeding centrists. He needs those Haley voters, and right now, a lot of the Republican Party and independents are saying they're not going to vote for him. So it's a warning sign."

Nikki Haley's position of strength

Mentioning Haley to be "the only candidate who has shown in polls, in several polls, to have a double-digit lead over Biden," Thiessen went on to list the points on which the former Governor of South Carolina is making her bid.

"So her argument is: do you want to go with your heart or do you want to go with your head? Do you want to win this election? Are you willing to risk four more years of Joe Biden, which will be the first Kamala Harris presidency? And you look at everything that's happening in the world, is that a risk you're willing to take?"

"And a lot of Republicans are saying, yeah, because Trump is being under attack and they want to rally around it," he added.



 

MORE STORIES

After likening Trump’s immigration tactics to Nazi Germany, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker denied ever comparing him to Adolf Hitler
2 days ago
Melania Trump reportedly distanced herself from President Donald Trump’s East Wing renovation, privately questioning the historic demolition, WSJ reports
2 days ago
Donald Trump expressed willingness to work with Democrats while noting that the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, has 'been terrible'
4 days ago
Trump also brought up an incident from 30 years back when Mikie Sherrill was not allowed to participate in her graduation ceremony
5 days ago
Bernie Sanders said, 'So long as we have nation-states, you’ve got to have borders. If you don’t have any borders, then you don’t have a nation'
5 days ago
John Fetterman told Sean Hannity he’s fed up with his party painting Republicans, and especially Trump, as racists, Nazis, or fascists
7 days ago
George Santos says Zohran Mamdani's takeover of City Hall would turn New York City into a 'very dangerous place'
Oct 22, 2025
Chuck Schumer said that things are getting worse every day for the American people
Oct 22, 2025
Robert De Niro said Trump 'is not going to leave the White House' and urges Americans to 'strap on their balls and do something about it'
Oct 20, 2025
The new aircraft is to be used to replace an older plane flown by Kristi Noem
Oct 20, 2025