The event is being held today (Saturday June 26, 2021) in Wellington, Ohio, a town nearby and southwest of Cleveland, at the Lorain Country Fairgrounds. The reported focus of the event is to “support Max Miller, a former White House aide, who is challenging Republican Rep. Anthony Gonzales for his congressional seat.” Gonzales is one of the nearly one dozen GOP House members who caste votes in favor of impeaching Trump for his alleged role in the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol building. (Associated Press)
Trump has pledged that he is committed to assisting Republicans regain control of the US Congress in next year’s midterm elections by recruiting and endorsing candidates to challenge incumbent republicans who have “Crossed him”. (Associated Press)
“We are giving tremendous endorsements” asserts the former POTUS. “Fake Republicans, anybody that voted for the impeachment doesn’t get it…But there weren’t too many of them. And I think most of them are being, if not all, are being primaried right now, so that’s good. I’ll be helping their opponent.”
Gonzalez, a former college and professional football player, has stood by his impeachment vote in the face of fierce criticism from his party’s conservative wing, including his censure by the Ohio Republican Party. (Associated Press)
