'It won’t be his party forever': GOP governor rips Trump in profanity-laced speech

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu (R) didn't mince words when asked about former President Donald Trump's ongoing hold over the Republican Party.

While speaking at Politico's Governor's Summit, in which governors and political reporters discuss policy at the state level, Sununu — the son of former George H.W. Bush chief of staff John Sununu — spoke candidly about the former president. When the moderator of the forum pointed out that today's GOP was "Trump's party," Sununu didn't disagree. However, he countered that America had outlasted worse political conditions than today's and that Trump would soon be a non-factor.

"It won't be his party forever, right? It just won't. At some point, Donald Trump won't be here, one way or another. We all have our time," Sununu said. "I'm very optimistic about the Republican Party. I'm very optimistic about where we're going as a country."

READ MORE: GOP gov fears Trump nomination would doom Republicans in down-ballot races: 'I don't want losers'

"This country has gone through hell and back a lot," he added. "Let me put it a different way — a-----es come and go, but America is here to stay!"

Sununu and Trump butted heads frequently in the lead-up to the New Hampshire primary, which Trump eventually won by double-digits despite Sununu's endorsement of former UN ambassador Nikki Haley. During one campaign event, Trump called Sununu a "terrible" governor who "didn't have the guts" to run for president. Notably, Sununu is also not running for a fifth two-year term as New Hampshire governor.

While Sununu has loudly and repeatedly attacked Trump, he has already indicated that he would vote for the former president if he becomes the Republican nominee this summer — even if he's convicted of a felony in one of his four upcoming criminal trials.

"I think most of us are all going to support the Republican nominee – there’s no question," the Granite State governor said in January. We all need [President Joe] Biden to lose."

READ MORE: 'Nobody cares': NH governor backing Haley laughs off Tim Scott's Trump endorsement

Watch Sununu's remarks below, or by clicking this link.