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Ben Shapiro, Once a Trump Critic, is Now Hosting a Fundraiser for Him: 'Will Walk Over Broken Glass'

Mar 18, 2024 View Original Article
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    10% Center

  • Reliability

    75% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -52% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : "Yet, his decision to host a fundraiser suggests Shapiro has fully embraced Trump as the presumed nominee and head of the Republican Party.
49% : Ben Shapiro, once a critic of former President Donald Trump, revealed on his podcast last Friday that he intends to host a fundraiser for Trump in the coming week, according to Mediaite.
48% : However, after the early frontrunner withdrew following his loss in Iowa in January, Shapiro quickly switched his support to Trump.
37% : He said, "My calculus is very simple, America was better off under Donald Trump than it is under Joe Biden.
31% : When Donald Trump was president, America was better off.
31% : "It should come as no surprise that I will not be endorsing Donald Trump this year," Pence said, as per The Guardian.
29% : While Shapiro is ready to support Trump, former Vice President Pence confirmed on Friday that he would not endorse Trump in this election cycle.
24% : Shapiro also urged Republicans to distance themselves from Trump if they hoped to have a shot at winning the general election against Biden.
22% : I will always be honest with you about Donald Trump, he wasn't my first choice in the primaries.
19% : But Donald Trump is the man standing between America and a second Joe Biden term."
19% : Shapiro has a history of strong criticism towards Trump, going as far as to label himself a "Never Trumper" in 2016, according to OK!
17% : He said, "I mean, how soft were the softballs that Tucker was throwing to Donald Trump?"
15% : I've been open in my criticisms of Trump on both character and policy...
6% : Shapiro also seemingly held Trump responsible for the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, where a mob of Trump supporters, incited by his false claims about the election, stormed the Capitol building and attacked police.

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