Posted on 05/08/2022 2:19:14 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
Former President Donald Trump chastised Pennsylvania Republican Senate contender David McCormick over his ties to China and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday.
Standing in the rain at a rally in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, to bolster TV celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz, who is locked in a tight race with McCormick, the former president panned McCormick for not being "MAGA" enough.
WATCH LIVE: TRUMP AND JD VANCE SPEAK AT CAMPAIGN RALLY FOR DR. OZ IN PENNSYLVANIA
"David is totally controlled. This is the opponent backed by Mitch McConnell, the old crow, the old broken-down crow. Mitch McConnell is the least popular politician in the country," Trump said. "David came out very strongly against me on numerous occasions. This was before he was going to run, and then all of a sudden he said, 'Boy, I like this guy a lot.'"
McCormick served as undersecretary of the treasury for international affairs during the Bush administration and turned down an offer from Trump to serve as the U.S. deputy secretary of defense when he was CEO of Bridgewater Associates, which has investments in China. Behind the scenes, McCormick told friends he sought Trump's support in his bid for Senate but would draw a line at parroting Trump's 2020 election fraud claims, the Bulwark reported.
Trimps’s attack on McCormick from the stage was savage, and came down to one thing ultimately - McCormick didn’t side with Trump’s claims about winning the election, so Trump equated him to McConnell and Cheney.— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 7, 2022
Oz has insisted that the party "cannot move on" from the 2020 election. Trump hailed Oz as a true believer in the "Make America Great Again" movement and touted his "enormously successful" career during the rally.
"He’s on that screen. He’s in the bedrooms of all those women telling them good and bad, and they love him. He came into a place where there were a lot of women sitting there for something unrelated. They started going crazy: 'Is that Dr. Oz?'" Trump crowed.
Earlier in the event, portions of the crowd booed when organizers praised Oz. Trump's endorsement of the TV celebrity has been controversial in the MAGA world. Even Trump appeared to draw some boos at one point in the rally when he mentioned Oz.
But Trump was steadfast in his support of Oz during the rally, arguing that he was much more of a fighter than McCormick.
"[McCormick] will quickly fold to the fake news, and he's going to fold immediately to the radical left Democrats. That's the way he is, and that's the way he will be. Oz will never do that. He will fight till the end, and he will always have your back," Trump declared.
Trump also ripped McCormick's connections to China.
"I do know that he was with a company that managed money for Communist China. And he is absolutely the candidate of special interests and globalists and the Washington establishment," he said. "We can always count on Dr. Oz to stand up for the United States and against Communist China. And if you don't mind, I'd like to have Dr. Oz come up and say a few words."
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The primary election in the race is set to take place May 17. Standing near Trump at the event was J.D. Vance, who won the Republican primary Senate seat in Ohio earlier this week. Vance had been lagging behind in the polls until Trump issued his widely coveted endorsement, catapulting him to the forefront.
With his endorsement of Oz, Trump hopes to maintain his undefeated endorsement record in the 2022 Republican primary season. Trump has gone 55-0 so far in 2022 — something he touted during the rally.
“I’m a bit puzzled as to why Trump likes him so much.”
Melania likes him is the rumor.
How could anyone vote for McCormick now that we know he’s a CCP globalist Mcconnel stooge?
Have we all forgotten what these awful, lying rinos have done to this country? Trump has always been part of the solution. Stick with Trump.
Trump broke all records for USA economy size and jobs created. See my tag line.
You appear to be right.
“While I like Kathy Barnette immensely, I am pretty sure she couldn’t win the election. Down the road perhaps as she gains more recognition.”
Oh come on, she has a real chance, you’re giving up too easily and that’s what they want. We have to be willing to fight for our candidates or we’ll never get anywhere.
Surprise Surge for Barnette in Pennsylvania Senate Primary
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/pennsylvania-senate-trafalgar-poll-kathy-barnette/2022/04/25/id/1067072/
That’s great but it didn’t make him right about Dr. Fauci and it doesn’t make him right about Oz.
I watched an Oz campaign stop in Bucks county PA featuring Oz, Ben Carson, John Fredricks - I must admit I was impressed with what I heard.
I’m still voting for Kathy Barnett, unless in the final days I’m convinced she has zero chance, and Oz and McCormick are in a squeaker.
In that case, I’ll throw in for Oz because of what I heard.
Anyone from PA that is conflicted like I am, should watch the video - it might help you decide what to do.
I’m for Barnette. I am in Pa.
Neither one of them are…. Both McCormick and OZ are terrible candidates…
Pulled the lever for too many of these fools over the years.. won’t vote for either of them.. let the Dems have the seat, I won’t be part of putting another one of them in office.
I hope Kathy Barnette somehow pulls off the upset..
If Oz or McCormick is the nominee, don’t be surprised it the Democrats win this seat.. because yes they are that bad. If they win that means the dem brand is so worthless a ham sandwich would have won it as long as it had an R beside its name.
Only problem is, I do not live in Pa., and I am unwilling to cast an illegal vote for her. So you are barking at the wrong person. 🙂
I’m not from PA myself, but what I’ve seen of her so far impresses me greatly. I’m really hoping she can pull it off.
We all make mistakes.
What is amazing is that given how few mistakes he has made in comparison to all the good things he did as President and all the hell he went through for you fighting for the right things for you that you would waste one second of a minute considering throwing him under the bus!
BTW, I am not crazy about Oz or McCormick. But between those two Oz is the better choice, in my opinion. 🙂
Trump would’ve endorsed Barnette if she had any chance of winning. She will only split The Maga vote.
Anyone less than MAGA is not worthy of a vote
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That’s especially true of Amnesty Senators.
Rubio and Hoeven were both endorsed by Trump.
Amnesty is the opposite of MAGA.
Personally I think OZ is a big time liberal. But he has people fooled.
👍🏼👍🏼
Why do you say that?
Sorry didn’t mean to bark ;-), it’s just that she strikes me as the real deal unlike those phony clowns running against her. It would be a terrible shame if we didn’t do everything possible to get her in there. Candidates like her don’t come along every day.
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