When it comes to who he would support in the presidential election, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he hasnât ruled out endorsing President Donald Trump.Â
In an interview just a week after he voted to find Trump guilty on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, Manchin said of possibly endorsing Trump, âI donât rule anything out. I really donât rule anything out.â
âIâm always going to be for whatâs best for my country. Everybody can change. Maybe the president will change, you know? Maybe that uniter will come out, versus the divider,â he added.
Manchin, who was seen as one of three Democratic senators who might cross party lines to acquit Trump on two articles of impeachment, has been on the receiving of Trumpâs attacks on Twitter for his vote.
However, after Trump labeled him âJoe Munchkin,â the West Virginia senator said he wasnât bothered by the attacks, and added that he hopes to work with the president on future legislation.
Manchin said he hopes Trump will move on, as he did after Trump campaigned against his re-election in 2018.Â
âItâs not different when he wanted to have lunch the week after I was elected. And he said: âI knew we couldnât beat you.â And I said: âIt wasnât for lack of trying.â Boom, itâs over, let it go. I did. Iâm asking him to do the same thing I did.â
He added that he might not endorse anyone during the 2020 Presidential Election, but if he endorses a candidate, it would be the person that âhas heart and soul and compassion.â