Former President Trump has backed a second GOP candidate in the Washington 4th Congressional district primary, aiming to unseat Rep. Dan Newhouse, one of the ten Republicans who voted to impeach him in 2021 after the Capitol protests on January 6.
In a post on Truth Social prior to Tuesday’s vote, Trump stated, “Tiffany Smiley is a remarkable America First candidate vying to represent the great people of Washington’s 4th Congressional District!”
“Similarly, Jerrod Sessler, whom I have endorsed before, would be fantastic, championing the same values that Tiffany and I desire for our nation,” continued Trump. “Both are opposing a weak and ineffective RINO, Dan Newhouse, who foolishly voted to impeach me for no valid reason and now deeply regrets that decision. Most of the others who voted for impeachment are long gone, which is a positive development for America….”
“Newhouse must go, and Republicans should rally behind a WINNER to secure a significant victory this November. Thus, I offer my Complete and Total Endorsement to both Tiffany Smiley and Jerrod Kessler – EACH ONE OF THEM WILL DO AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB, AND NEVER DISAPPOINT YOU!” he added.
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Tiffany Smiley, who made an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate in 2022, addresses a campaign event that year in Maple Valley, Washington. She has now received Trump’s endorsement in the contest for Washington’s 4th congressional district.(David Ryder/Getty Images)
Trump referred to Smiley as a “Triage Nurse, Veterans Advocate, Army Wife, Loving Mother, and a Strong Supporter of our Movement to Make America Great Again,” who “will be an INCREDIBLE Fighter in Congress dedicated to combating inflation, fostering economic growth, securing our borders, enhancing our military and veterans support, and defending our ever-threatened Second Amendment.”
Newhouse, who is running for his sixth term, told KEPR in May that “[s]ome people remain very opposed to me,” following his vote to impeach Trump on January 13, 2021, “but I must say, many individuals will approach me and say, ‘Hey Dan, while I may disagree with that one vote, I support you in all your other endeavors; I’ve moved past that.'”
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Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., is among the ten Republicans who voted in early 2021 to impeach former President Trump. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
“And that’s a positive thing because we have numerous issues to tackle as a nation,” he added.
Smiley mentioned to KEPR that if elected, she plans to focus on preserving dams in the lower Snake River, preventing illegal drugs from entering communities in central Washington, and boosting the agriculture sector.
Trump has additionally endorsed Jerrod Sessler in the race for the Washington 4th congressional district. The former president is depicted here engaging with local Black business leaders at Georgia State University in Atlanta on Saturday, Aug. 3.(AP/John Bazemore)
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“The party in this district is so fragmented and it’s perplexing, so this district deserves authentic representation, a representative who genuinely mirrors our community,” she stated.
