Former Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD) appears on Meet the Press in Washington, D.C. Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. (Photo by: William B. Plowman/NBC via Getty Images) ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Larry Hogan, the former Republican governor of Maryland who positioned himself as one of his party's fiercest critics of Donald Trump, said Sunday he will not challenge the ex-president for the GOP's White House nomination in 2024."I would never run for president to sell books or position myself for a Cabinet role," the 66-year-old Hogan wrote in The New York Times. "I have long said that I care more about ensuring a future for the Republican Party than securing my own future in the Republican Party.
And that is why I will not be seeking the Republican nomination for president."The move is a recognition that while many in the GOP are considering ways to move on from the Trump era, there is little appetite among primary voters for such a vocal critic of the former president.
Other prominent Trump adversaries, including former Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, don't appear to be making moves toward a campaign at the moment.For now, that leaves Trump as the leading figure in the early field of Republican candidates.So far, he faces just three formal challengers: his former U.N.
ambassador Nikki Haley, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and Michigan businessman Perry Johnson. Others, including former Vice President Mike Pence, ex-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and South Carolina Sen.