Trump endorsed Virginia state Senator John McGuire, a former
Navy SEAL, against Good in the party's June 18 primary. Good,
who has led the House Freedom Caucus since January, has had a
rocky relationship with Trump since the congressman endorsed
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the primary.
"Bob Good is BAD FOR VIRGINIA, AND BAD FOR THE USA," Trump said
in a social media post on Tuesday. "He was constantly attacking
and fighting me until recently, when he gave a warm and 'loving'
Endorsement - But really, it was too late."
The House Freedom Caucus, a group of hardline anti-institutionalist
Republicans, has played an outsize role in the chamber since
their party won a narrow majority in 2022.
Members of the group were instrumental in removing former
Speaker Kevin McCarthy from office in October, a move that
triggered weeks of bitter, highly public Republican infighting
over a replacement.
Good has attempted to mend fences with Trump, even traveling to
New York earlier this month to support the former president
during his ongoing criminal trial.
After Trump's endorsement of McGuire, Good said in a statement
he was confident he would be nominated again. "I have never been
the choice of political power brokers in Washington," Good said.
Good won his district, which runs along Virginia's southern
border with North Carolina east of the state capitol, Richmond,
with 57% of the vote in 2022.
(Reporting by Moira Warburton in WashingtonEditing by Bill
Berkrot and Cynthia Osterman)
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