Former president Donald TrumpOn Friday, his campaign sent a cease-and-desist letter to Virginia GOP Rep. Bob Good‘s re-election campaign, a senior Trump campaign official confirmed to NBC News.
The letter comes after Goode used Trump’s name and likeness to promote his campaign, despite Trump endorsing his opponent, state Sen. John McGuire, in a Truth Social post last Tuesday.
“Neither you nor your campaign is authorized to use the name of President Trump or the name of the Campaign to falsely state that they support your candidacy. Nor are you or your campaign authorized to claim that you represent or are affiliated with President Trump,” the letter reads. . Lawyer David Warrington said about it.
“Creating and displaying materials that give the false impression that President Trump supports your candidacy is a fraud against the voters of Virginia’s 5th Congressional District. Making such false statements is an abuse of voter trust,” Warrington added. letter.
The letter also included a description of campaign signs with Trump’s name on Goodwood in Virginia.
A few days before the letter was sent, Trump made the announcement on his social media platform, Truth Social he expressed his support for state senator John McGuireFighting against Good in the Republican primaries.
In his post, Trump made a thinly veiled reference to Goode’s endorsement of Ron DeSantis’ Republican presidential campaign as the reason he supported his opponent.
The former president accused Goode, who chairs the House Freedom Caucus, of “turning his back on our incredible movement,” adding: “The damage is done! I am John McGuire, a Navy SEAL and highly respected state legislator, a true American Hero.”
In addition to the yard signs, so is Good’s campaign website He showed Trump’s photo In early May, according to an image from the Internet Archive.
The photo was under the website’s headline, “Endorsements: Who’s Backing Bob,” though it clarified that the endorsement next to the photo was for 2022.
Now, the most notable on the site is the endorsement of Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
A spokesperson for Good’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment for this story.