BRENNAN: So you said recently that if your candidate doesn't win the nomination, you would still support the party nominee. But back in June, when you said you personally decided not to run for president, you said if Trump wins, Republicans will lose again. He didn't deliver on his promises to drain the swamp, secure the border, instill fiscal responsibility. He has numerous investigations. He’s peddling conspiracy theories. So why do you no longer have such a strong conviction?
SUNUNU: I absolutely do. Look, all that stands today…
BRENNAN: But you would support him if he’s the nominee..
SUNUNU: I would support him, but… Yeah, I never said I wouldn't support him. We never said we wouldn’t support the Republican nominee. But then there’s the way he’s the weakest candidate…
BRENNAN: But you said he would be harmful.
SUNUNU: …to go up against Donald Trump. Yeah, but- I didn't say I wasn't going to support him. Republicans are going to support him. This would be a nail-biter race come November. With Nikki Haley at the top, she wins by ten points. It’s a fundamentally different argument because you get the Senate, you get the House seats, you get the governorships, you get all the way down the ticket. The Republicans win. Donald Trump is simply the weakest candidate. And so, again that’s the opportunity that Nikki brings to table.
BRENNAN: Okay. I'm sorry, you're saying you would still support the weakest candidate even though it would hurt your party in down ballot races just to be…consistent?
SUNUNU: Margaret. We're talking about the general election here.
BRENNAN: Yeah.
SUNUNU: Trump versus Biden. Right? Do you think I'm going to vote for Joe Biden? What- with what he's done to this country, with what he’s done with inflation and crush middle American families? I think Trump’s the weakest nominee and would have a tough time beating Biden for sure- but we're going to support the Republican nominee.