Maryland's Larry Hogan, the popular Republican governor in a liberal-leaning state, says he won't challenge President Donald Trump for the GOP nomination in 2020. Hogan had been seen as potentially the best hope of a small group of so-called Never Trump Republicans who wanted to run a prominent Republican against Trump. Hogan told The Associated Press in February that while he had serious concerns about Trump's leadership, he had no interest in a "kamikaze mission." Trump already is facing a challenge from former Massachusetts Gov. John Kasich, one of Trump's rivals in 2016, has contemplated a primary challenge against Trump.

Source: ABC News June 01, 2019 19:13 UTC