{"id":1242170,"date":"2022-01-26T07:53:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T12:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1242170"},"modified":"2022-01-26T07:53:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T12:53:15","slug":"morgan-oratgus-responds-to-trump-endorsement-for-congress-ill-always-fight-for-american-greatness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morgan-oratgus-responds-to-trump-endorsement-for-congress-ill-always-fight-for-american-greatness\/","title":{"rendered":"Morgan Oratgus Responds To Trump Endorsement For Congress: \u2018I\u2019ll Always Fight For American Greatness\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmorgan-oratgus-responds-to-trump-endorsement-for-congress-ill-always-fight-for-american-greatness%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1242170&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Morgan Ortagus, who served as the spokesperson for Trump\u2019s State Department, responded to former President Donald Trump\u2019s endorsement of her potential congressional run in Tennessee\u2019s 5th Congressional District by committing to fighting \u201cfor American greatness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump broke the news of Ortagus\u2019 potential congressional run in a statement on Tuesday evening, saying, \u201cI am told the very strong and impressive Morgan Ortagus is exploring a run for Congress in Tennessee\u2019s 5th Congressional District.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t be happier because she\u2019s an absolute warrior for America First and MAGA! Morgan was fantastic in her role working with Secretary Mike Pompeo at the U.S. State Department and understands the threats posed by China, Russia, Iran and others, and will be tough, not just roll over like the Democrats and RINOs,\u201d Trump added.&nbsp;\u201cShe serves in the U.S. Navy Reserves and will fight for our Military. She won\u2019t bow to the Woke Mob or the Leftist LameStream Media. Morgan Ortagus will have my Complete and Total Endorsement if she decides to run!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oratgus, who recently <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MorganOrtagus\/status\/1485316038313099265\">visited<\/a> the former president at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, responded to the endorsement by tweeting out the statement from Trump and writing: \u201cThank you, President Trump!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an honor working for the #AmericaFirst agenda in your administration,\u201d she added. \u201cLike you, I\u2019ll always fight for American greatness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you, President Trump! It was an honor working for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AmericaFirst?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AmericaFirst<\/a> agenda in your administration. Like you, I\u2019ll always fight for American greatness. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n4BGP71mWs\">pic.twitter.com\/n4BGP71mWs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Morgan Ortagus (@MorganOrtagus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MorganOrtagus\/status\/1486171031261921283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Punchbowl News <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeSherman\/status\/1486145717727109124\">reported<\/a> that Republican Party leadership was \u201cvery happy about Ortagus running.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A top source close to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/runaway-favorite-top-former-trump-official-mulls-congressional-run-trump-immediately-weighs-in\">told<\/a> The Daily Wire that Ortagus becomes the \u201crunaway favorite\u201d to win Republican nomination for the district.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMorgan\u2019s government experience, military service and policy expertise make her an outstanding candidate,\u201d the source said. \u201cNo one else in the race comes close. And with DJT\u2019s endorsement, Morgan is obviously the runaway favorite for the GOP nomination in the Tennessee 5th.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former Trump national security adviser Robert C. O\u2019Brien immediately jumped in to announce his support for Ortagus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am proud to endorse @MorganOrtagus in Tenn.\u2019s 5th Cong. District,\u201d he wrote on Twitter. \u201cMorgan was a serious policy professional @StateDept in the Trump Admin. I worked closely with her as SPEHA &amp; NSA. She is a @USNavy Reservist &amp; has a wonderful family. Morgan will be a terrific member of Congress!\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am proud to endorse <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MorganOrtagus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MorganOrtagus<\/a> in Tenn.&#8217;s 5th Cong. District. Morgan was a serious policy professional <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StateDept<\/a> in the Trump Admin. I worked closely with her as SPEHA &amp; NSA. She is a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USNavy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USNavy<\/a> Reservist &amp; has a wonderful family. Morgan will be a terrific member of Congress!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robert C. O&#8217;Brien (@robertcobrien) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robertcobrien\/status\/1486171732402659338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Political commentator Katie Pavlich also quickly backed the Ortagus endorsement, writing on Twitter: \u201cI was at a conference in Germany w\/ @MorganOrtagus once when a very pathetic\/thirsty\/dishonest British MP sat down &amp; immediately started trashing Trump &amp; Melania (!).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe destroyed him &amp; made sure he never got a meeting w\/ anyone,\u201d Ortagus continued. \u201cJust one story. She\u2019s earned the endorsement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was at a conference in Germany w\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MorganOrtagus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MorganOrtagus<\/a> once when a very pathetic\/thirsty\/dishonest British MP sat down &amp; immediately started trashing Trump &amp; Melania (!). She destroyed him &amp; made sure he never got a meeting w\/ anyone. Just one story. She\u2019s earned the endorsement. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JMgA8KOi3p\">pic.twitter.com\/JMgA8KOi3p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatiePavlich\/status\/1486179912880955394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/morgan-ortagus-grills-schiff-over-steele-dossier-you-spread-disinformation-yourself-for-years\">reported<\/a> that Ortagus was widely praised late last year after she grilled Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) during an episode of ABC\u2019s \u201cThe View\u201d over Schiff\u2019s past promotion of the now widely discredited Steele Dossier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve been really prolific over the past few years being the head of the Intel Committee, and you defended, promoted, you even read into the Congressional Record the Steele Dossier,\u201d Ortagus said. \u201cAnd we know last week, the main source of the dossier was indicted by the FBI for lying about most of the key claims in that dossier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you have any reflections on your role in promoting this to the American people?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n<p>Schiff immediately deflected by attacking former President Donald Trump, despite not being asked about Trump, and by continuing to promote conspiracy theories related to Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you\u2019ve made false, spread disinformation yourself for years by promoting this,\u201d Ortagus said. \u201cI think that\u2019s what Republicans and what people who entrusted you as the Intel Committee chair are so confused about your culpability in all this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schiff refused to accept the premise of Ortagus\u2019 question and claimed that it was \u201cimpossible\u201d to \u201chave foreseen in advance that some people were lying to Christopher Steele\u201d about political gossip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNone of that is undercut, none of that serious misconduct is in any way diminished by the fact that people lied to Christopher Steele,\u201d Schiff continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, I think just your credibility is,\u201d Ortagus said.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Adam Schiff defended his promotion of the STEELE DOSSIER<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morgan Ortagus, who served as the spokesperson for Trump\u2019s State Department, responded to former President Donald Trump\u2019s endorsement of her potential congressional run in Tennessee\u2019s 5th Congressional District by committing to fighting \u201cfor American greatness.\u201d Trump broke the news of Ortagus\u2019 potential congressional run in a statement on Tuesday evening, saying, \u201cI am told the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1242170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1242170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1242170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1242170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1242170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1242170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1242170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}