Former President Trump lashed out Tuesday night after Democrats were expected to flip the New York House seat previously held by the disgraced former congressman. George Santos (R).
trump in real social posts He branded the Republican candidate in the special election for New York’s 3rd Congressional District a “very stupid woman” and accused her of distancing herself from the former president.
“Republicans learn nothing, but maybe she was still a Democrat?” Trump wrote. “I had almost a 99% approval rating in the primaries and very good numbers in the general election. But this very stupid woman, Maji Melesa Pilip, did not support me. “I just saw him run for office and try to ‘step over the fence’ when he could have easily won if he had any understanding of modern American politics.”
Pilip, who lost to former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi on Tuesday night, had been a registered Democrat since 2012. According to New York City and State. She kept President Trump at arm’s length throughout the race, a toss-up district that President Biden won in the 2020 election.
However, she acknowledged in an interview with FOX 5 that Trump “has done great things for the country.” According to Politico.
“The Republican majority, MAGA, has stayed home and will continue to do so unless it is treated with the respect it deserves,” Trump said in a post Tuesday night. “I’m out of the race. ‘I want to be loved!’ Please tell me who’s the real candidate for November’s district. Suozzi, I know him well, I can beat him easily!”
The special election was seen as a possible precursor to November. Pilip sought to link Suozzi to Biden, who has struggled with low approval ratings throughout his presidential term, and grilled him on immigration.
Mr. Suozzi also made a conscious effort to distance himself from Mr. Biden. He ran as a moderate consensus builder, publicly supporting a bipartisan border deal that Republicans quickly scrapped.
The race comes as the country prepares for a possible rematch between Biden and Trump. Concerns about Biden’s age reignited last week after a special counsel report raised concerns about his memory.
Meanwhile, President Trump warned of efforts to realign the Republican Party after installing his ally Michael Whatley and Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump as new leaders of the Republican National Committee (RNC). It’s ringing.
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