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Ancient President Donald Trump made two surprising endorsements on Wednesday, saying he “strongly endorses[d]Impeachment Officer Dan Goldman and Rep. Carolyn Maloney, DN.Y.
“Lawyer Dan Goldman is running for Congress, NY-10, and it’s a great honor for me to strongly support him,” Trump said in a Truth Social article Wednesday night. Goldman, who is running to represent a district that includes part of Manhattan and Brooklynrepresented Democrats in Trump’s first impeachment trial.
“I’m doing this not because he led the impeachment committee and lost, but because he was honourable, fair and very smart. When it was my honor to beat him, and to beat him hard, Dan Goldman has a wonderful future,” Trump said.
Last weekend, The New York Times endorsed Goldman over other candidates, including current Rep. Mondaire Jones. The Times said Goldman received the endorsement in part because: “Through his work on the impeachment trial, he already has a close working relationship in Washington — an advantage that should help him resolve the most pressing issues. more important to New Yorkers, even as a new member of Congress.”
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Former President Trump stressed the importance of restoring law and order in America in his first speech in Washington, DC, since leaving office.
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Trump’s apparent sarcasm continued, stating that Goldman “will be very compassionate and compromising with members of the Republican Party, and will do everything possible to ensure they have a fair chance of winning against the hard-left Democrats. , which he knows are destroying our country. I would like to thank Dan for fighting so hard for America and working so tirelessly to stop ‘Trump’. He was not easy to beat, but to win against him made me realize how talented I am!”
A spokesperson for Trump told Fox News Digital that the truth statements “speak for themselves.”
Trump then endorsed another candidate to represent a New York borough, Carolyn Maloney.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, DN.Y., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing at the United States Capitol in Washington on October 7, 2021.
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“A vote for Carolyn Maloney at NY-12 is a vote for the future! She is a kind and wonderful person, who has always said wonderful things about me, and will support me no matter what I do, just like I supported very, very early on. She asked for a no quid pro quo check, and I gave it to her. In fact, I gave her a lot of it,” Trump said.
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Maloney took money from Trump in the 1990s and 2000s and refused to return the funds after Trump became president. “These decades-old donations were made and spent at the time to re-elect Democrats, as intended,” Maloney said of the donations.
Trump also mentioned Maloney’s Democratic opponent, Rep. Jerry Nadler, DN.Y. The two sitting members of Congress compete over redistricting.
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“On the other hand, Jerry Nadler is also a tough people man, whose energy and attention to detail is unlike anyone else in Congress,” Trump wrote. “He’s full of energy, lively, quick-witted and brilliant. You can’t go wrong with either one, but Carolyn Maloney is the better man. She will lead our country into a very GREEN future and thriving. Carolyn has my complete and total Approval, she will never let our Conservative movement down!”
The New York Congressional Primaries will take place on August 23.