Erick Erickson

===Donald Trump===
During a [[CNN]] interview after a [[2016 Republican Party presidential debates and forums|Republican Party debate]] hosted by [[Fox News]] on August 6, 2015, [[Donald Trump]] had said that Fox News anchor and debate co-moderator [[Megyn Kelly]] had "blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever" while questioning him during the debate. The next day, Erickson disinvited Trump from a ''RedState'' gathering held in Atlanta,<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/08/donald-trump-black-balled-by-conservatives-over-menstruation-comment|title=Donald Trump banned from RedState over menstruation jibe at Megyn Kelly|last=Jacobs|first=Ben|date=August 8, 2015|newspaper=Guardian US|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref> calling Trump's remark "a bridge too far" and that even "blunt talkers and unprofessional politicians should not cross" certain lines, including decency.<ref name="Guardian"/> The following day, Trump released a statement stating that Erickson had a history of making controversial statements for which he has had to apologize, and that he, Trump, was an outsider who did not fit into Erickson's agenda.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Miller|first=Zeke J.|date=August 8, 2015|title=Donald Trump Fires Back After Outrage Over Megyn Kelly Remarks|url=http://time.com/3989656/donald-trump-redstate-gathering/|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=9 August 2015}}</ref>

Erickson described Trump as "a racist" and "a fascist", and insisted, "I will not vote for Donald Trump. Ever."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/05/us/politics/never-trumper-republicans.html|title=The 'Never Trump' Coalition That Decided Eh, Never Mind, He's Fine|last=Peters|first=Jeremy W.|date=2019-10-05|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-10-13|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In February 2019, Erickson endorsed Trump for re-election in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news | last1=Anapol | first1=Avery | title=Former 'Never Trump' conservative columnist endorses Trump in 2020 | url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/429368-former-never-trump-conservative-columnist-endorses-trump-in-2020 | date=February 11, 2019 | newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] | access-date=February 11, 2019}}</ref>