{"id":2319620,"date":"2024-08-05T18:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T22:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-endorsed-candidate-attacks-other-trump-endorsed-candidate-in-same-race-as-an-afterthought-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-05T18:20:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T22:20:47","slug":"trump-endorsed-candidate-attacks-other-trump-endorsed-candidate-in-same-race-as-an-afterthought-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-endorsed-candidate-attacks-other-trump-endorsed-candidate-in-same-race-as-an-afterthought-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump-endorsed candidate attacks other Trump-endorsed candidate in same race as an \u2018afterthought\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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%2Ftrump-endorsed-candidate-attacks-other-trump-endorsed-candidate-in-same-race-as-an-afterthought-washington-examiner%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=2319620&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>In a\u200b political showdown, Rep.\u200d Dan Newhouse, a\u2062 House Republican who voted to impeach Donald Trump in 2021, faces a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-minority-leader-lynch-avoids-ouster-in-no-confidence-caucus-vote\/\" title=\"House Minority Leader Lynch survives &#039;no confidence&#039; caucus vote\">challenging primary race<\/a> against\u2062 two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-operatives-increasingly-skeptical-of-trump-endorsed-candidates\/\" title=\"Republican Operatives Increasingly Skeptical Of Trump-Endorsed Candidates\">candidates endorsed<\/a>\u2063 by Trump: Tiffany Smiley\u200c and\u2063 Jerrod Sessler. Trump has openly criticized Newhouse as a &#8220;weak and pathetic RINO,&#8221; backing\u2064 both challengers \u2064in a bid to \u200dunseat him. Smiley views\u200b Trump\u2019s endorsement, announced shortly before the primary election, as a significant\u2064 boost to her\u2064 campaign, while asserting that Sessler\u200c is merely an afterthought in the race. Meanwhile, Sessler\u200b emphasizes his own Trump endorsement and\u2064 support from conservative \u2064groups, arguing that he represents \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-top-four-takeaways-from-one-on-one-clash-between-haley-and-desantis\/\" title=\"Key takeaways from Haley vs. DeSantis clash in Republican debate\">true conservative choice<\/a>. The\u200d contest highlights Trump&#8217;s continuing influence within\u2063 the Republican Party \u200cand the intense dynamics at play \u2063in the \u200cupcoming elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump-endorsed candidate attacks other Trump-endorsed candidate in same race as an &lsquo;afterthought&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1723889\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dan-newhouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rep. Dan Newhouse<\/a> (R-WA) is one of the few remaining House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump in 2021. Now, as payback, he&rsquo;s set to face not just one but two candidates with the former president&rsquo;s endorsement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump endorsed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2992436\/gop-rep-dan-newhouse-facing-primary-challenge-tiffany-smiley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>GOP candidate Tiffany Smiley<\/a> late Saturday evening, lauding her as a &ldquo;tremendous America First Candidate&rdquo; running against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3014466\/washington-congressman-others-ramp-up-fight-to-save-lower-snake-river-dams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>five-term incumbent.<\/a> The endorsement, though, comes three and a half months after Trump threw his support behind Jerrod Sessler &mdash; a contradiction the former president seems to have no issue with.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They are both running against a weak and pathetic RINO, Dan Newhouse, who stupidly voted to impeach me for absolutely no reason, and he now strongly wishes he didn&rsquo;t make that Decision,&rdquo; Trump said in a post on Truth Social. &ldquo;Newhouse has to go, and Republicans need to unite behind a WINNER to ensure we have a tremendous Victory in November. Therefore, I give my Complete and Total Endorsement to both Tiffany Smiley and Jerrod Kessler &ndash; EITHER OF WHICH WILL DO A TREMENDOUS JOB, AND NEVER LET YOU DOWN.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And Smiley, for her part, didn&rsquo;t seem to mind either, telling the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>the endorsement, which came just three days before the primary election, will help her campaign because &ldquo;voters are still making their choice and continuing to return their ballots.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a huge momentum push for us,&rdquo; Smiley said in an interview.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump endorsed Sessler in mid-April, a few weeks before Smiley announced her own bid to run in the same district. But Sessler&rsquo;s endorsement, Smiley contends, was only because Trump &ldquo;wants anyone but Newhouse.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just speaking honestly, Jared Sessler is an afterthought. I am the front-runner in this election,&rdquo; Smiley said. &ldquo;And, you know, why would President Trump endorse me if he was so confident in Jared Sessler?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sessler&rsquo;s campaign, on the other hand, has brushed off concerns that Trump&rsquo;s endorsement to Smiley will pull the race away from him. Instead, Sessler has argued he is the only candidate who is Trump-endorsed as well as backed by the House Freedom Caucus and the Washington Republican Party.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Washington voters need not be deceived,&rdquo; the campaign told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in a statement, also citing Sessler&rsquo;s experience as a Navy veteran and cattle farmer. &ldquo;Return your ballot for Jerrod Sessler by tomorrow&rsquo;s deadline. He&rsquo;s the REAL DEAL.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sessler and Smiley are both running in the GOP primary on Tuesday to unseat Newhouse, who has represented Washington&rsquo;s 4th Congressional District since 2015. Trump previously sought to unseat Newhouse in the 2022 midterm elections after the Washington Republican attracted the former president&rsquo;s ire by voting in favor of his second impeachment. Newhouse was one of just 10 House Republicans to do so and only one of two GOP lawmakers left remaining.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although the double endorsement has raised questions about Trump&rsquo;s strategy, it&rsquo;s not the first time the former president has made such a move.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Trump endorsed all three major Republican candidates running in the GOP primary for Missouri&rsquo;s governor: Jay Ashcroft, Mike Kehoe, and Bill Eigel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Choose any one of them &ndash; You can&rsquo;t go wrong!&rdquo; he said in a post last week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He made a similar move in the same state just two years earlier when Trump gave his endorsement to &ldquo;ERIC&rdquo; in the Missouri Senate race &mdash; prompting confusion as the two Republicans running shared the same first name. One of those Erics, now-Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), went on to win the race.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1723889\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1723889\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A candidate endorsed by Trump criticizes another Trump-endorsed candidate in the same race, referring to them as an &#8216;afterthought.&#8217; Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA) is among the few House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump in 2021. In retaliation, he is now up against two candidates backed by the former president. Trump recently endorsed GOP contender Tiffany Smiley, praising her as a &#8220;tremendous America First Candidate&#8221; challenging the five-term incumbent. This endorsement comes three and a half months after Trump&#8217;s support for Jerrod Sessler, creating a contradiction that seems not to concern him. In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated that both candidates are running against &#8220;a weak and pathetic RINO,&#8221; referring to Newhouse&#8217;s impeachment vote as foolish and expressing his belief that Newhouse should be replaced with a stronger candidate for victory in November. Smiley welcomed Trump&#8217;s endorsement just days before the primary election, stating it would boost her campaign momentum as voters continue casting their ballots. She claimed she is leading in this election and suggested that Trump&#8217;s endorsement of her indicates his lack of confidence in Sessler. Conversely, Sessler&#8217;s campaign downplayed concerns about losing support due to Smiley&#8217;s endorsement and emphasized his backing from both Trump and other influential Republican groups while highlighting his credentials as a Navy veteran and cattle farmer. Both candidates are competing in Tuesday\u2019s GOP primary aiming to unseat Newhouse, who has held office since 2015 after angering Trump with his impeachment vote during the previous term. Although questions have arisen regarding Trump&#8217;s dual endorsements strategy, this isn&#8217;t unprecedented; earlier this year he supported multiple Republican candidates for Missouri governor simultaneously<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2319621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP24212787500793-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3728,13348,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2319620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election","tag-endorsement","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP24212787500793-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319620","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\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}