A date President Trump
Donald Trump’s morning report, The Hill – Biden assigns Harris to the border; press conference today Democrats face issues on agenda Democrats divided on gun control strategy MORE held with four hopeful contenders for a seat in the Ohio Senate during a fundraiser at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday night soon became tense, according to Politico.
Trump was fundraising to benefit Max Miller, a candidate he is supporting in an upcoming Ohio House dispute in hopes of ousting a Republican who supported his impeachment.
But he would have taken the opportunity to summon a group of candidates seeking to fill the vacancy that will remain vacant by the senator. Rob Portman
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Before dinner started, according to Politico, Trump found himself in a back room with former state treasurer Josh Mandel; former GOP state president Jane Timken; technology executive Bernie Moreno; and investment banker Mike Gibbons to discuss the race for the Senate.
Mandel and Timken have already announced their bids for the seat, while Moreno and Gibbons are expected to enter soon.
The meeting, which reportedly lasted 15 minutes, was described to the Politician by a source as being like the “Hunger Games”, and a surprise, embarrassing confrontation for the aspiring Senate.
According to sources cited by Politico, the huddle covered everything from support for Trump candidates and opposition to his impeachment, endorsements and previous donations and voting at the start of the dispute.
During the meeting, Trump noted that Timken at one point defended Rep. Anthony GonzalezAnthony GonzalezMedical Democrats Warn Leaders Against Meddling in the Iowa Race House Republicans who supported Trump’s impeachment warn Democrats about the Iowa Club’s electoral challenge to growth goals Trump’s critics Cheney, Anthony Gonzalez MORE (Ohio), the Republican who supported the impeachment of the former president, according to Politico.
A source close to one of the candidates told The Hill that Trump asked Mandel why he abandoned his planned 2018 campaign against the senator. Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Campbell Brown Ambitious Chamber lawmakers seek cash promotions: IRS chief says unemployment beneficiaries should not file corrected tax returns | Republican Party senator blocks bill to prevent private debt collectors from seizing stimulus checks. ENERGY OF THE NIGHT: EPA restores climate webpage removed under Trump | Senate panel discusses climate agenda for financial regulators | Environmental group and community activists petition EPA to block Georgia’s wood pellet plant MORE (D-Ohio). Mandel dropped out in January of that year, citing the need to spend more time with his family.
Trump mentioned Timken in his subsequent speech supporting Max Miller, the only Senate candidate who received a mention.
Sources told Politico that Mandel and Timken appeared to be trying against each other at the meeting. The Hill reached representatives of both candidates.
Trump has yet to formally endorse any candidate in the Senate race, although the reported meeting reflects how valuable his endorsement is to ambitious Republicans looking to win seats in Congress.
A potential candidate not present at the meeting was the representative. Steve Stivers
Steven (Steve) Ernst StiversMandel receives approval from the Club for Growth in the Ohio Senate primaries Republican Ohio Senate candidate asks the Republican Party representative to resign because of an impeachment vote. (R-Ohio), who responded to the Politico article by retweet along with a gif of the talk show host Stephen Colbert
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