A Home Republican is overtly criticizing former President Trump for urging a major challenger to step up in opposition to one other GOP lawmaker.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., accused Trump of “bullying” his colleague, Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Fla., in a submit on X, previously Twitter, on Monday.
“This is unhelpful and unwarranted,” the libertarian firebrand wrote.
Massie praised Lee, a first-term Home member, as “a conservative thoughtful member” of the Home Judiciary Committee.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R–Ky., accused former President Trump of “bullying” one in every of his Home GOP colleagues.
“She endorsed [Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis] for President however then endorsed Trump when DeSantis got out of the race. Extra of my colleagues ought to name out these ridiculous bullying techniques,” Massie completed.
What adopted was a submit by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who has been crucial of Trump prior to now. He added his help by commenting: “Co-sponsor.”
Trump known as for a major challenger to Lee in a submit on his Reality Social app on Sunday evening, writing, “Any great MAGA Republicans looking to run against Laurel Lee in Florida’s 15th Congressional District? IF SO, PLEASE STEP FORWARD!”
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Trump known as for a major challenger to go up in opposition to GOP Rep. Laurel Lee in Florida. (Invoice Clark/CQ-Roll Name, Inc by way of Getty Pictures)
Fox Information Digital reached out to spokespeople for the previous president and for Lee’s re-election marketing campaign for a response.
Previous to operating for the Home of Representatives, Lee had served within the DeSantis administration as Florida Secretary of State from 2019 by way of a part of 2022.
She was the Sunshine State’s prime election official in 2021 when DeSantis introduced Florida wouldn’t audit the 2020 presidential election, regardless of urging from Trump allies. Trump gained Florida over now-President Biden by roughly 3%.
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Rep. Chip Roy R–Texas, backed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president alongside Massie and Lee.
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Lee was the one member of Florida’s Home delegation to again the state’s governor in opposition to Trump. Massie and Roy additionally endorsed DeSantis when he was operating within the Republican major, however solely Lee switched her endorsement to Trump in late January when DeSantis dropped out of the race.
Trump known as for a primary challenger against Roy late final yr.
