{"id":507567,"date":"2022-11-07T18:52:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T15:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/sen-cotton-says-he-will-not-run-for-president-in-2024\/"},"modified":"2022-11-07T18:52:04","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T15:52:04","slug":"sen-cotton-says-he-will-not-run-for-president-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sen-cotton-says-he-will-not-run-for-president-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"#Sen. Cotton says he will not run for president in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41422403361\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41422403361\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sen-cotton-says-he-will-not-run-for-president-in-2024\/#%E2%80%9CSen_Cotton_says_he_will_not_run_for_president_in_2024%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Sen. Cotton says he will not run for president in 2024&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSen_Cotton_says_he_will_not_run_for_president_in_2024%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Sen. Cotton says he will not run for president in 2024&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The first domino has fallen in the 2024 race for the Republican presidential nomination \u2014 and it doesn\u2019t involve Donald Trump.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said Monday he will not try for the White House on the grounds that he doesn\u2019t want to be away from his family \u2014 the first high-profile GOPer to bow out as Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears poised to enter the race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not the right time for our family for me to commit to a six-to-seven day a week campaign for the next two years,\u201d Cotton told\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/sen-tom-cotton-family-was-really-only-consideration-his-decision-not-run-president-2024\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cotton, an Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, has two sons with his\u00a0wife,\u00a0Anna.\u00a0\u200b\u200bHe represented Arkansas for a single two-year term in the House before his initial election to the Senate in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy boys are age seven and five,\u201d the senator told Fox. \u201cThey\u2019re old enough to know that dad\u2019s gone and be sad about it but not old enough to understand the purpose and why it all matters and why the sacrifice is worth it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The senator has been contacting donors, supporters and top Republicans to alert them to his intention of not running, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/11\/06\/tom-cotton-passes-on-2024-presidential-run-00065334\">Politico<\/a> first reported on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tom-cotton-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Sen. Tom Cotton, in an appearance on &quot;Meet the Press&quot; in 2018, will not seek the GOP presidential nomination in 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-24555091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tom-cotton-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tom-cotton-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tom-cotton-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sen. Tom Cotton, in an appearance on \u201cMeet the Press\u201d in 2018, will not seek the GOP presidential nomination in 2024.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tom-cotton-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Sen. Tom Cotton with then-President Donald Trump at the White House in 2017.\" class=\"wp-image-24555090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tom-cotton-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tom-cotton-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tom-cotton-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sen. Tom Cotton with then-President Donald Trump at the White House in 2017.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI am pretty sure Republican voters can find another nominee, but I know that my sons can\u2019t find another dad for the next two years\u200b,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>But Cotton indicated his decision only pertained to the 2024 presidential election.\u00a0\u200b<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a decision only about this 2024 race and this time for my family,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ll make a decision about future races in the future, especially as my boys get older and understand more about why I do the work I do and what it means for them and for our country\u200b.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just closing the chapter on the 2024 race right now and looking forward to continuing to work in the Senate with the new Republican majority and watching the 2024 race unfold and hoping we take back the White House,\u201d \u200bCotton added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump plans to announce he is running for president again later this month after Tuesday\u2019s midterm elections, when Republicans are favored to regain control of the House and possibly the Senate, The Post reported last week.<\/p>\n<p>At a rally in Iowa last Thursday, the former president said he \u201cwill very, very, very probably do it again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cotton, who has been crisscrossing the country in support of Republican House and Senate candidates, said Trump jumping into the race didn\u2019t come into play with his decision, emphasizing that \u201cfamily was the only consideration as my wife and I reflected and prayed on the matter the past few months.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A\u200bsked if he would support a Trump candidacy, Cotton said he would \u201cback the Republican nominee.\u201d\u200b<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/trump-rally-04-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Former President Donald Trump, at a rally Nov. 5 in Latrobe, Pa.\" class=\"wp-image-24555093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/trump-rally-04-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/trump-rally-04-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/trump-rally-04-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Former President Donald Trump, at a rally Nov. 5 in Latrobe, Pa., is expected to announce a run for the White House later this month. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFor the moment as I close the 2024 chapter for myself, I anticipate focusing on my work in the Senate and letting the campaign unfold on its own dynamic\u200b,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said he intends to run for reelection in 2026, but noted that he would \u200bbe open to\u00a0a Cabinet post in a \u200b2024 \u200bRepublican administration\u200b.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder the right circumstances, if a Republican president asked me to consider such a job, I\u2019d of course consider it any time a president asks one to serve the nation.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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