Donald Trump has endorsed his primary challenger, Rep. Dan Newhouse of Washington, one of the two remaining House Republicans who voted for impeachment on Friday. former president on the role January 6 riots.
In a Truth Social post, Trump threw his support behind former Navy Petty Officer Jerrod Sessler, who is going after Newhouse for the impeachment vote.
“Jerrod Sessler is a fantastic candidate and will be a GREAT Congressman for Washington State’s 4th Congressional District,” Trump wrote, also referring to Newhouse’s impeachment vote.
Newhouse’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday night.
In 2021, ten House Republicans voted to impeach Trump. Most of them, including former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, either decided not to run for another term or lost their bid for re-election.
David Valadao, D-Calif., is the only remaining House Republican to support impeachment for Trump. The former president did not support the main challenger against Valadao.
Trump is trying to oust Newhouse, who has been working in Congress since 2015, for the second time. In 2022, Trump supported Lauren Kulp. Newhouse was helped in part by Washington state’s two-party primary system, which included Culp. was the third behind Democrat Doug White, who was later defeated in the general election.
According to him campaign siteSessler has been endorsed by former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn and GOP campaign adviser Roger Stone, as well as former Arizona Secretary of State Mark Finchem. He repeatedly questioned Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election and falsely claimed that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump.
Sessler himself accused Newhouse of “betraying his voters by joining the Democrats to impeach President Trump in 2021.” placed on the campaign website.
In January Type in X“It was all a setup,” Sessler wrote, referring to the Capitol riot.