The South Carolina congressman described the former president as a 'would-be tyrant.'
During his rally, which drew thousands of supporters despite poor weather, the former president described Rice as a"total fool" and a"disaster," adding, that he is"respected by no one, he's laughed at in Washington, he was never thought highly of in Washington."
Representative Tom Rice said former President Donald Trump is"consumed by spite" in a Saturday statement. Above, Rice addresses reporters during a press conference to unveil the Joseph H. Rainey Room at the U.S. Capitol on February 3 in Washington, DC.Shortly after Trump issued the attack, Rice put out his own statement in response:
"Trump is here because, like no one else I've ever met, he is consumed by spite," the Republican congressman said in the statement, which was reported by Florence's CBS-affiliate local WBTW News 13."I took one vote he didn't like and now he's chosen to support a yes man candidate who has and will bow to anything he says, no matter what."
"If you want a Congressman who supports political violence in Ukraine or in the United States Capitol, who supports party over country, who supports a would-be tyrant over the Constitution, and who makes decisions based solely on reelection, then Russell Fry is your candidate," Rice continued.
The South Carolina lawmaker voted in favor of Trump-backed policies and bills about 94 percent of the time, according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis. Notably, Rice even voted in favor of objecting to the Electoral College votes of Arizona and Pennsylvania—part of the former president's efforts to unconstitutionally overturn President
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