Former President Donald Trump tore Rep. Bob Good came in and endorsed his main challenger Tuesday morning, days after the leader of the Freedom Caucus went to New York to support him in the trial.
Trump blasted Good for being “bad for Virginia and bad for the US” because he “turned his back on our incredible movement and continually attacked and fought me until recently, when he gave a warm and ‘loving’ approval.’
“But actually it was too late,” Trump wrote on Truth Social just before the closing arguments of his hush money trial began.
Good initially supported Ron DeSantis for president before backing Trump when the Florida governor withdrew. But last week, Trump endorsed another DeSantis supporter in Congress: Georgia Rep. Rich McCormick.
Trump continued, “I want to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, and the person who can best help me do that is the Navy Seal and the highly respected state legislator, John McGuire, a true American hero.”
Good photo with Donald Trump in an old photo
“John, who fought the cartels on the front lines, and then came home and fought the drug dealers in Virginia, will ALWAYS PUT AMERICA FIRST.”
Good will face McGuire in the June 18 primary.
Good was one of a handful of right-wing lawmakers who traveled to Manhattan on May 16 to support Trump in his criminal trial. McGuire went to New York that same day to drum up Trump’s support.
Good leads the roughly 50-member hard-right Freedom Caucus, which includes some of Speaker Mike Johnson’s biggest Republican opponents.
His race has divided the House GOP conference. Reps. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., and Chip Roy, R-Texas, have expressed support for Good, while Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has endorsed his challenger.
Rep. Derrick Van Orden traveled to the district to support McGuire, as did Chairman of the Armed Services Mike Rogers. Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows endorses Good.
“Bob Good didn’t come here to rule. He came here to be famous,” Van Orden, a Republican from Wisconsin, told CNN. “Bob Good is wearing our jersey, and he’s not on the team.”
Trump attacked Rep. Bob Good and endorsed his main challenger John McGuire on Tuesday morning, days after the Freedom Caucus leader went to New York to support him in the trial
Good was one of a handful of right-wing lawmakers who traveled to Manhattan on May 16 to support Trump in his criminal trial. McGuire went to New York that same day to drum up Trump’s support
Good has local support on the county GOP committee.
Rick Buchanan, the chairman of the county’s Republican committee, told Cardinal News last month that an endorsement from Trump “wouldn’t move the needle that much.”
“If you listen to McGuire’s campaign, that is indeed the problem, because McGuire has nothing else,” Buchanan said. “I don’t see where he’s taking a position on any real issue other than Bob Good is no good, and Bob Good is not a Trump supporter, which is a lie. That’s why he has the name McLiar.’
Buchanan said Good tries to run to Good’s right, but “there is no position to Bob’s right.”
“McGuire has no place to vent, he has no issues to stand on that Bob hasn’t taken a position on yet.”