Trump goes on midnight rampage against GOP lawmaker
Source: Raw Story · Bias: Far Left
Summary
President Donald Trump has intensified his retribution campaign against Republican lawmakers who don't toe his line, launching a scathing midnight attack on Kentucky Rep. Tom Massie after a GOP senator lost his race."Tom Massie of Kentucky, the worst and most unreliable Republican Congressman in the history of our Country, is an even bigger insult to our Nation than Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who suffered an unprecedented loss tonight by not even being allowed to run in the Republican Primary," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post at 12:40 AM Eastern in which he gloated about Cassidy being barred from seeking reelection in the senate contest. Trump cast Cassidy's exclusion from the primary ballot as unprecedented punishment, attributing it directly to his impeachment vote against Trump during term one.Trump went on to claim "Massie, a major Sleazebag, is even worse!""Kentucky, get this LOSER out of politics in Tuesday’s Election," Trump demanded. "He is nicknamed Rand Paul Jr., another real 'beauty,' because of his absolutely terrible voting habits."Trump went on to explicitly promote Ed Gallrein, Massie's challenger, characterizing him as a "great man" and "American War Hero" who represents true loyalty to Trump personally.The post signals Trump's willingness to leverage endorsements for his goals. Having already threatened to revoke his endorsement of Rep. Lauren Boebert for campaigning on Massie's behalf, Trump is now using a loss for Cassidy as a weapon against the perceived intraparty foe.
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