GOP lawmaker nails Trump and JD Vance over ‘double-dumb’ endorsement hurting Republicans
The article reports that Vance campaigned for Orbán, expressed sadness at his loss, and called the trip worthwhile.
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The article reports that Vance campaigned for Orbán, expressed sadness at his loss, and called the trip worthwhile.
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The article reports that Trump and Vice President JD Vance campaigned for Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, who then lost the election, and quotes Rep. Don Bacon calling their intervention a “double-dumb move.” It says a Republican strategist warned the result could foreshadow problems for Republicans in the midterms.
Retiring representative who criticized the intervention
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