Trump Wants an Inexperienced Crony to Replace a Republican Star

[JoeOtterbein]

Daily Beast

He’s got a thin resume, a rap sheet, and just moved to the district. Naturally, he’s Trump’s choice to represent this slice of Ohio.

Eleanor Clift
Updated Jul. 05, 2021 10:40PM ET Published Jul. 05, 2021 10:15PM ET

We’re about to see how much a Trump endorsement is worth.

The former president is taking aim at Republican defectors like Ohio Rep. Anthony Gonzalez who voted for impeachment after Trump had given him a ride on Air Force One. What an ingrate, Trump railed at a late June rally, calling the 36-year-old congressman a “sellout” and “fake Republican” as the ex-president threw his endorsement in a crowded field to Max Miller, a 32-year-old former White House aide with a thin resume and a rap sheet that includes multiple charges in his home state of Ohio for assault, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest.

The most recent charge was in 2010 and related to a fight; Miller says he has since grown up and won’t be repeating those mistakes. Maybe so, but do Republicans really want to trade out two-term Congressman Gonzalez, the son of Cuban immigrants and a former wide receiver at Ohio State before turning pro, for someone with the inexperience and background of Miller?

Until Gonzalez voted to impeach Trump, he was on the short list of Republicans to replace the retiring Rob Portman in next year’s Senate election. “He’s young, he’s a former NFL player, he’s telegenic, and he’s Hispanic,” said Jacob Rubashkin with Inside Elections, a nonpartisan newsletter that covers House races. “In a universe where Donald Trump is not around, Gonzalez would be running for the Senate—but that’s not the universe we’re in. Impeachment turned that on its head.”

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Watch the republicans support this loser! They'll get what they deserve: a loser. n/t

[JoeOtterbein]

2. Good point about what the GOP deserves...

...I hope!

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. The problem is that it looks a pretty safe district for Republicans

Gonzalez got 63.2% in 2020, 56.7% in 2018; Jim Renacci got 65.3% in 2016, 63.7% in 2014. So it won't just be the Republicans who get a loser; it'll be the 16th District, and the House of Representatives.

[Mopar151]

3. Another one who should go Independent. nt

[dawg day]

9. Yes, it worked for Murkowski.

Well, she didn't really declare independent, but ran as a write-in.

[ShazzieB]

4. Everything is transactional with TFG.

"I'll do stuff for you as long as you do stuff for me," he'll tell you. "As long as you keep doing stuff for me, I'll do stuff for you."

Doesn't sound too bad, until you realize what he doesn't say: that he'll throw you under the bus in a heartbeat as soon as you decline to do something he wants. No matter what you've done for him in the past, no matter how many limbs you've gone out on for him, no matter how many points you think you've racked up with him, all of it will be wiped out as soon as you decline one tiny "request" to lie, cheat, or corrupt yourself for him.

Ask Michael Cohen if you don't believe me.

[regnaD kciN]

7. Hell, you don't even have to "decline"...

For Mango Mussolini, loyalty is always a one-way street. You are required to serve him in every respect but, even if you’re utterly diligent in your service, he’ll throw you to the wolves without a second thought if he can gain an advantage by doing so.

[NJCher]

5. Wow

Any talent they have, he gets rid of them.

He degrades and degrades and degrades until one really has to wonder how much lower they can go!

We’re already in known criminal area.

The man literally is a vortex for the scummiest, most talentless boot lickers out there.

[Schmice3]

6. That whore will still stick with trump.