Trump tries for impeachment revenge against House Republicans on busy primary day
by Sarah Westwood, Investigative Reporter |
| August 02, 2022 06:00 AM
A trio of House Republicans who risked their political careers to support the second impeachment of former President Donald Trump will face voters on Tuesday amid primary challenges from opponents backed by the onetime commander in chief.
Their races are among several key primaries being held Tuesday as the election calendar heats up, just three months out from the general election.
Michigan, Missouri, Kansas, Arizona, and Washington all hold their 2022 midterm election primaries on Tuesday, Aug. 2.
Joana Suleiman/Washington Examiner Reps. Peter Meijer (MI), Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA), and Dan Newhouse (WA) were among the 10 House Republicans who crossed the aisle to vote in favor of impeachment last year. Four of those Republicans chose not to seek reelection this year. Only one, Rep. David Valadao (CA), has survived a primary so far, and he faces a tough general election fight in his Central Valley district.
Another, Rep. Tom Rice (SC), lost a primary in June.
Tuesday will provide the biggest test so far of whether GOP voters can forgive members who rebuked Trump in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.
Meijer’s contest has attracted national attention in recent weeks thanks to meddling from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which ran a controversial ad boosting Meijer’s Trump-backed opponent, John Gibbs, in the primary.
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