Today, voters in five states will pick nominees in some of the most consequential primaries of the year, signaling the direction of both major political parties and revealing more about the strength of the hold that Trump retains over Republicans.
report that the developments underscored the chaotic finish to the Republican primary in one of the most closely watched Senate races in the country. Dave and Josh write:
Trump, who supports celebrity-turned-politician Mehmet Oz in the Republican primary, on Monday criticized insurgent candidate Kathy Barnette, alleging that she has not been fully scrutinized. “People don’t know her,” Trump said of Barnette in an interview with The Washington Post. “She hasn’t been properly vetted. She ran for Congress fairly recently, and she lost by about 20 points.” Barnette, who has aligned herself with many of Trump’s ideas despite not having his support, participated in the “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, the day the U.S. Capitol was attacked by a pro-Trump mob.
The former president reiterated that he was behind Oz “all the way.” He said that he had a personal relationship with Oz and argued that he would give Republicans the best chance of holding the seat in November. “I also think Oz will do best in the general election,” Trump said. Trump also recorded a robocall in support of Oz that disparaged Barnette and another rival, businessman David McCormick. He called the latter “an insider who absolutely sold us out to China” and hit Barnette over a proposal she made during her losing 2020 campaign for a U.S. House seat to erect a statue of the Obama family in Washington.
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