Phil Scott (R), who supported the Trump impeachment probe and has said Trump “abused his powers” and should not be in office. The elder Hogan, who died in 2017, was well known for being the first Republican in Congress to support President Richard M. Nixon’s impeachment in 1974. In 2019, Hogan briefly considered a long-shot primary challenge to Trump, encouraged by high-profile Trump critics such as conservative commentator William Kristol. AD“I’m a lifelong conservative Republican,” Hogan said on Thursday, rattling off a list of his long-ago campaign efforts for Reagan. As governor, Hogan said his priority remains the pandemic and related issues in the state.

Source: Washington Post October 16, 2020 13:07 UTC