{"id":2130139,"date":"2023-12-20T16:59:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T21:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-split-after-trump-calls-for-primary-challenge-against-rino-chip-roy\/"},"modified":"2023-12-20T16:59:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T21:59:41","slug":"conservatives-split-after-trump-calls-for-primary-challenge-against-rino-chip-roy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-split-after-trump-calls-for-primary-challenge-against-rino-chip-roy\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservatives divided as Trump urges primary challenge against &#8216;RINO&#8217; Chip Roy"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fconservatives-split-after-trump-calls-for-primary-challenge-against-rino-chip-roy%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=2130139&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--><h2>Conservatives Slam Trump \u2063for Calling for Primary Challenge Against Rep. Chip Roy<\/h2>\n<p>Donald Trump is facing criticism\u200c from conservatives after he called for a primary challenge against Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) due to Roy&#8217;s support of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for the GOP presidential nomination. The \u200battack came after Roy \u200dappeared alongside DeSantis \u200dat a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-circuit-breaker-on-election-night\/\" title=\"The question looms: just how does it come to be that three quarters of Republican and nearly one third of Democrat voters all believe that the election was stolen from Trump?\">campaign event<\/a> in \u200bIowa, where they discussed Trump&#8217;s record while in office. Trump\u2062 took to Truth Social to criticize \u2062Roy and call for candidates to challenge him in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-minority-leader-mccarthy-speaks-highly-of-president-trump-after-previous-critical-comments\/\" title=\"House Minority Leader McCarthy speaks highly of President Trump after previous critical comments\">primary elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Backlash from Republicans<\/h3>\n<p>Several Republicans came to Roy&#8217;s defense, condemning Trump&#8217;s &#8220;shortsighted&#8221; comments. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY)\u2064 expressed\u2064 his \u200dsupport for\u200b Roy, stating that he is \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republican-senators-weigh-in-on-midterm-elections\/\" title=\"Top Republican senators weigh in on midterm elections\">strong conservative<\/a> who fights for his beliefs. DeSantis also \u2062defended Roy, mocking Trump\u2063 for calling for\u200c a\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mich-ariz-gop-censures-several-lawmakers-over-support-for-impeachment-failure-to-keep-states-red\/\" title=\"Mich., Ariz. GOP censures several lawmakers over support for impeachment, failure to keep states red\">primary challenger<\/a> after \u200cthe \u200cfiling deadline had passed in Texas.<\/p>\n<h3>Roy Responds to Trump&#8217;s\u2064 Attacks<\/h3>\n<p>Roy, who had previously endorsed DeSantis for the GOP presidential nomination, criticized Trump for refusing to debate his Republican opponents. He pointed out that while\u2063 DeSantis \u2064was actively engaging with voters, \u2063Trump was hiding in his Florida\u200b basement. \u2063Roy \u200calso accused Trump of failing to implement effective border policies during his time in office, suggesting that this may be why \u200che avoids debates.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the \u200dcriticism, \u2063Roy remains steadfast in \u200dhis\u2064 support\u200b for DeSantis \u2062and his conservative principles.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why does Rep.\u200b Chip \u200bRoy continue to support\u2063 Gov. \u200bRon \u2062DeSantis despite the backlash he has received<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200d Conservatives Slam Trump for Calling for Primary Challenge Against Rep. Chip Roy<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump\u2063 is\u200c facing criticism from\u2062 conservatives after he called for \u200ca primary challenge \u200dagainst Rep. \u200bChip Roy (R-TX) due to Roy&#8217;s support of Gov. \u200bRon\u2063 DeSantis (R-FL) for the GOP presidential nomination. The\u200b attack came after Roy appeared\u200b alongside DeSantis at a campaign event in Iowa, where they discussed Trump&#8217;s record while in office.\u200d Trump\u200c took to Truth Social to \u200bcriticize Roy \u2062and call for candidates to challenge him in \u200cthe \u200bprimary \u200celections.<\/p>\n<p>Several Republicans came to Roy&#8217;s defense,\u2062 condemning Trump&#8217;s &#8220;shortsighted&#8221; comments. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) expressed \u2063his support for Roy, stating that he is a\u200d strong conservative who fights for his beliefs. DeSantis also defended Roy, mocking Trump \u200cfor\u200c calling for a primary challenger after the\u2062 filing deadline had passed in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Roy, who had previously endorsed DeSantis for the GOP presidential nomination, \u200ccriticized Trump for refusing to \u2062debate his Republican opponents. He pointed\u200b out that while DeSantis \u200cwas actively engaging with voters,\u2064 Trump \u200dwas hiding in his \u200dFlorida basement. Roy also accused Trump of failing to implement effective border policies during his time in office, suggesting that this may \u200dbe why he avoids debates.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the criticism, Roy remains steadfast in his \u200dsupport for DeSantis and his \u2064conservative principles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservatives criticize Trump for targeting Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) over his endorsement of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for the GOP presidential nomination. 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