Trump sets target on Newhouse over vote to impeach him – Washington Examiner
Former President Donald Trump is targeting Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), one of the few Republican representatives who voted to impeach him, for removal in the upcoming elections. Newhouse, one of ten Republicans who voted against Trump following the January 6, 2021, insurrection, will compete against Trump-endorsed candidate Jerrod Sessler in Washington’s most conservative district this November. Trump has publicly encouraged voters to support Sessler, indicating his ongoing influence and discontent with those who opposed him.
Trump sets target on Rep. Dan Newhouse over vote to impeach him years ago
Former President Donald Trump is setting his sights on unseating one of only two remaining Republican representatives who voted to impeach him.
In November, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), one of the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, will face Trump-backed Jerrod Sessler in Washington’s most conservative district. After voting to impeach Trump, Newhouse now faces the renewed wrath of the former president, who urged voters to vote for Sessler.
“[Sessler] is running against a Weak and Pathetic RINO named Newhouse, who voted to, for no reason, Impeach me,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “Newhouse has to go! He wished he didn’t do what he did, but it’s too late, and besides that, he didn’t represent the people nearly as well as Jerrod will. Jerrod will do an incredible job – He is MAGA all the way, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement.”
Newhouse survived a primary challenge in August, with him and Sessler taking the two top spots on the ticket, moving them forward to November.
The incumbent has a major fundraising advantage over his rival, but the race is expected to be close.
The other remaining Republican representative to vote to impeach Trump, Rep. David Valadao (R-CA), is also locked in a tight race.
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