Weld on Challenging Trump: 'My Goal Is to Win'

Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld said his goal is to defeat President Donald Trump and win the Republican presidential nomination.

Hill made his comments in a Friday interview with Hill.TV.

“My goal is to win,” he said.

But he conceded he would consider it an achievement if he could stop Trump from being re-elected.

“If I contributed to Mr. Trump not getting re-elected, would that be winning?” Weld asked. “The answer is it would be a solid achievement that I would be proud to have done. But it wouldn’t be winning”

And Weld said he believes sometimes Republicans appear interested in suppressing the vote.

“Sometimes you get the feeling that Republicans, particularly in areas with large minority populations, are interested in suppressing the vote," he said. "I’m interested in expanding the vote, and that’s my path to victory."

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