{"id":17268,"date":"2024-03-26T13:50:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T13:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/26\/gop-lawmaker-rips-trump-for-wading-into-house-republican-primary-unhelpful-and-unwarranted\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T13:50:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T13:50:50","slug":"gop-lawmaker-rips-trump-for-wading-into-house-republican-primary-unhelpful-and-unwarranted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/26\/gop-lawmaker-rips-trump-for-wading-into-house-republican-primary-unhelpful-and-unwarranted\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP lawmaker rips Trump for wading into House Republican primary: \u2018Unhelpful and unwarranted\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paywall has-gated-overlay gated-article-body\">\n<p class=\"speakable\">A House Republican is openly criticizing former President Trump for urging a primary challenger to step up against another GOP lawmaker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., accused Trump of \u2018bullying\u2019 his colleague, Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Fla., in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This is unhelpful and unwarranted,\u2019 the libertarian firebrand wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Massie praised Lee, a first-term House member, as \u2018a conservative thoughtful member\u2019 of the House Judiciary Committee.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018She endorsed [Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis] for President but then endorsed Trump when DeSantis got out of the race. More of my colleagues should call out these ridiculous bullying tactics,\u2019 Massie finished.<\/p>\n<p>What followed was a post by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who has been critical of Trump in the past. He added his support by commenting: \u2018Co-sponsor.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Trump called for a primary challenger to Lee in a post on his Truth Social app on Sunday night, writing, \u2018Any great MAGA Republicans looking to run against Laurel Lee in Florida\u2019s 15th Congressional District? IF SO, PLEASE STEP FORWARD!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital reached out to spokespeople for the former president and for Lee\u2019s re-election campaign for a response.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to running for the House of Representatives, Lee had served in the DeSantis administration as Florida Secretary of State from 2019 through part of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>She was the Sunshine State\u2019s top election official in 2021 when DeSantis announced Florida would not audit the 2020 presidential election, despite urging from Trump allies. Trump won Florida over now-President Biden by roughly 3%.<\/p>\n<p>Lee was the only member of Florida\u2019s House delegation to back the state\u2019s governor against Trump. Massie and Roy also endorsed DeSantis when he was running in the Republican primary, but only Lee switched her endorsement to Trump in late January when DeSantis dropped out of the race.<\/p>\n<p>Trump called for a primary challenger against Roy late last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>This post appeared first on FOX NEWS<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A House Republican is openly criticizing former President Trump for urging a primary challenger to step up against another GOP lawmaker. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., accused Trump of \u2018bullying\u2019 his colleague, Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Fla., in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday. \u2018This is unhelpful and unwarranted,\u2019 the libertarian firebrand wrote. 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