{"id":2646890,"date":"2026-08-19T10:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T14:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-ridicules-alex-vindman-for-loss-in-florida-democratic-senate-primary\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T10:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T14:40:07","slug":"trump-ridicules-alex-vindman-for-loss-in-florida-democratic-senate-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-ridicules-alex-vindman-for-loss-in-florida-democratic-senate-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump ridicules Alex Vindman for loss in Florida Democratic Senate primary"},"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%2Ftrump-ridicules-alex-vindman-for-loss-in-florida-democratic-senate-primary%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=2646890&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>President Donald Trump used his Truth Social account to mock alex Vindman&#8217;s projected election loss in Florida\u2019s Democratic Senate primary, labeling him a &#8220;SleazeBag&#8221; and a &#8220;Radical Left Lunatic.&#8221; Vindman, a former NSC official known for his role in Trump\u2019s first impeachment over his Ukraine call, was defeated by Democrat Angie Nixon, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, in what has been described as a &#8220;stunning upset.&#8221; Despite previously raising considerably more campaign funds, vindman was outperformed by Nixon. Trump celebrated the victory, tweeting about his &#8220;great WINS&#8221; and ridiculing Vindman\u2019s defeat. Nixon will face Senator Ashley Moody in the November general election.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> took to his Truth Social account to ridicule the projected election loss of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4691627\/florida-senate-alex-vindman-angie-nixon\/\">Alex Vindman<\/a> to Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, on Tuesday night in Florida\u2019s Democratic Senate primary.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SleazeBag Vindman loses tonight to a Radical Left Lunatic. How cool is that??? President DJT<\/p>\n<p>( TS: Aug 18 2026, 9:35 PM ET )\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200c\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200b\u200d\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200d\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200d\u200c\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XgVvQ39N7e\">pic.twitter.com\/XgVvQ39N7e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Commentary Donald J. Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpTruthOnX\/status\/2089889160127783345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSleazeBag Vindman loses tonight to a Radical Left Lunatic,\u201d Trump posted. \u201cHow cool is that???\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4677709\/september-social-security-direct-payment-994-goes-out-13-days\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>September Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 13 days<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4692410\/trump-ridicules-sleazebag-vindman-election-loss-radical-left-lunatic\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump ridicules \u2018SleazeBag Vindman\u2019 for loss to \u2018Radical Left Lunatic\u2019 in Florida Democratic Senate primary<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4676641\/second-round-august-social-security-payments-today\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Second round of August Social Security payments goes out today<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vindman is the former director of European Affairs for the National Security Council, where he was a catalyst for Trump\u2019s first impeachment in 2019. During his testimony, Vindman raised ethical concerns about a phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 25, 2019. During the call, Vindman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2021\/08\/trump-ukraine-call-impeachment-vindman\/619617\/\">accused<\/a> Trump of withholding $400 million in military aid to Ukraine, as well as an invitation for Zelensky to visit the White House, in exchange for Ukraine publicly stating it was investigating then-presidential candidate Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump was acquitted of the charges by the Senate on Feb. 5, 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vindman\u2019s loss to Nixon has been categorized as a \u201d<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4691627\/florida-senate-alex-vindman-angie-nixon\/\">stunning upset<\/a>,\u201d given that Vindman reportedly had a hefty cash advantage in the campaign, raising <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/trump-celebrates-defeat-of-vindman-to-dsa-candidate-in-florida-senate-primary\/\">16 times more in funds<\/a> than Nixon. Vindman is also the twin brother of Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4691627\/florida-senate-alex-vindman-angie-nixon\/\"><strong>SOCIALIST NIXON UPSETS TRUMP WHISTLEBLOWER VINDMAN TO WIN FLORIDA SENATE PRIMARY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nixon will advance to the general election in November to face Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL). Meanwhile, Trump continued his tradition of posting about the candidates he endorsed who won their primaries.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A lot of great WINS tonight!!! President DJT<\/p>\n<p>( TS: Aug 18 2026, 9:37 PM ET )\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200c\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200d\u200d\u200d\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200c\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200b\u200c\u200b\u200c\u200c\u200d\u200d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DJkYmGPX8n\">pic.twitter.com\/DJkYmGPX8n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Commentary Donald J. Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpTruthOnX\/status\/2089889686596776201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA lot of great WINS tonight!!!\u201d Trump boasted in a separate post after mocking Vindman\u2019s defeat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump mocks Vindman&#8217;s loss to Democrat Nixon in Florida primary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2646894,"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\/2026\/08\/image-collage-ykrs0x5sr-1787133954216-e1787134002773.jpg?1787128565&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[72010,84371,3634],"class_list":["post-2646890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-alex-vindman","tag-florida-senate-primary","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-ykrs0x5sr-1787133954216-e1787134002773.jpg?1787128565&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646890","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\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2646890"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2646895,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646890\/revisions\/2646895"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2646894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2646890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2646890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2646890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}