Trump Says He Urged Cory Mills to Quit Before Florida Primary Loss
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Updated · CNN · Aug 19
Trump Says He Urged Cory Mills to Quit Before Florida Primary Loss
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Aug 19
Summary
Trump said Wednesday he privately urged Rep. Cory Mills to exit his Florida primary before Mills lost Tuesday to former news anchor Ryan Elijah.
Mills had kept Trump’s February endorsement on paper, but Trump never publicly renewed it, left him off an August Florida endorsement list and skipped tele-rallies as allegations against the congressman mounted.
Those allegations include an Ethics Committee review, a DC police assault investigation, and claims by an ex-girlfriend that Mills threatened to release explicit images; Mills has denied wrongdoing.
Trump used the post distancing himself from Mills to back Elijah, who already had support from Florida Reps. Anna Paulina Luna and Mike Haridopolos and now advances as the GOP nominee.
The episode adds to signs Trump’s backing is not decisive in every race: two other Trump-endorsed candidates, Catalina Lauf in Florida and Megan Degenfelder in Wyoming, also lost Tuesday.