Trump rips 6 House Republicans by name for 'stupidly' failing to pass controversial amendment
Former President Donald Trump just tore into several House Republicans, and made sure to let his millions of followers know their names.
In a post to his Truth Social platform Friday night, the 45th president of the United States attacked six House Republicans for their role in the failure of an anti-DOJ amendment to pass a committee vote. He also That amendment would have made it illegal for federal and state funding to be used in the criminal prosecution of former presidents.
"Just heard from Great Congressman Andrew Clyde of Georgia that the Amendment to Defund the Prosecution of a Presidential Candidate prior to November’s Election did not pass, 26-25," he wrote. "It lost by only one vote, because one Republican, Mike Simpson of Idaho, stupidly voted NO, and two “Republicans,” David Valadao of California and Dan Newhouse of Washington, the only two remaining Impeachers in the House of President Donald J. Trump, didn’t show up to vote. They must have had more important things to do. Also, Mike Garcia of California, David Joyce of Ohio, and Juan Ciscomani of Arizona, didn’t show up to vote."
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"Thanks very much, fellas, for your great support!" He sarcastically added.
The former president's attacks on these Republicans for the amendment's failure may have unintended consequences, particularly for Garcia, who represents a swing district. House Republicans will be struggling to keep their razor-thin majority this fall, as control of the House of Representatives may come down to just a handful of close races nationwide.
Trump's post also represents an obstacle House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has faced since being handed the gavel last fall: Actually whipping the votes necessary to pass legislation. Johnson learned that lesson the hard way earlier this year when Republicans' first attempt to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas narrowly failed due to several lawmakers' absences.
GOP infighting between Trump's handpicked candidates and other House Republicans has been seen recently in Virginia's 5th Congressional District. Rep. Bob Good (R-Virginia), who chairs the far-right House Freedom Caucus, just filed for a recount in his recent primary race he lost by less than 400 votes out of roughly 63,000 ballots cast.
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Good was forced to fight for his political life after Virginia Republican state senator John McGuire earned the former president's endorsement. Trump backed McGuire largely due to Good endorsing Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis in his short-lived bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
In an earlier Truth Social post, Trump ripped into the Freedom Caucus chairman despite acknowledging that Good later endorsed the former president after DeSantis dropped out of the race.
"Bob Good is BAD FOR VIRGINIA, AND BAD FOR THE USA,” Trump wrote in May. “He turned his back on our incredible movement, and was constantly attacking and fighting me until recently, when he gave a warm and ‘loving’ Endorsement – But really, it was too late. The damage had been done!”
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