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Trump 2024

Republicans Did Try to Attack Trump. Here’s Why They Failed.

Before Trump won the New Hampshire primary, his opponents tried to convince Republicans to abandon him. Here’s what didn’t work.

Election 2024 Trump

Former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign stop in Londonderry, N.H., on Jan. 23. Matt Rourke/AP

By Evan McMorris-Santoro, Casey Murray, Alex Roarty, Ryan Hernández and Katherine Swartz

January 23, 2024 08:26 p.m.

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