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O’Dea who is
challenging Democratic candidate Sen. Michael Bennet from Colorado in November
made this known in an interview with CNN anchor Dana Bash on Sunday, according to
the Washington Examiner.
The Republican
described the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot as a “black eye” for the country and
called for accountability so that the nation could move forward.
"I
don't think Donald Trump should run again," O'Dea added. " I'm going
to actively campaign against Donald Trump and make sure that we have got four
or five really great Republicans right now."
O’Dea
appears to favor other potential candidates for the GOP such as Florida Gov.
Ron DeSantis who is yet to declare his presidential bid and others such as
Nikki Haley and Tim Scott. .
"Ron
DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, they could run and serve for eight years. I'm
going to do my job as a U.S. senator to make sure that they have good campaigns
in the primary here, so we have a good selection of candidates for 2024,"
O'Dea said.
Mr. O’Dea unlike most Republicans has openly told the former president that he lost the 2020 presidential elections to President Joe Biden. The race is expected to be tightly contested.