Trump blasts GOP Sen. Pat Toomey
By Max Greenwood - 09/07/21 03:54 PM EDT
Former President Trump hammered Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) on Tuesday, calling him a “terrible representative for both Pennsylvania and the United States” while doubling down on his support for Republican Sean Parnell in the race to replace Toomey next year.
Toomey is one of seven Senate Republicans who voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial earlier this year for inciting a mob to attack the Capitol.
Trump has repeatedly gone after Republicans who broke with him on impeachment, and earlier Tuesday endorsed a primary opponent of Rep. Fred Upton, a Michigan Republican who voted to impeach Trump.
In a statement, Trump blasted Toomey, who announced his retirement plans nearly a year ago, claiming that the outgoing Pennsylvania Republican had decided not to run for reelection because Trump “would not give him an endorsement.”
He also criticized the Republican senator’s stances on tariffs and trade — Toomey has been vocally anti-tax and anti-regulation — calling his views “archaic.”
“He ran with me in 2016 and wasn’t expected to win, but because of my victory he did,” Trump said. “He still doesn’t realize what happened, and why – not the sharpest tool in the shed.”
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