Trump Amplifies 12-Plus Critical Posts Targeting Salazar as Florida Republican Breaks With Him on Immigration
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 27
Trump Amplifies 12-Plus Critical Posts Targeting Salazar as Florida Republican Breaks With Him on Immigration
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 27
Summary
More than a dozen reposted comments from Trump’s social media account targeted Rep. María Elvira Salazar, including calls to revoke his endorsement and replace her ahead of November.
Salazar drew Trump’s ire after releasing an ad nine days earlier saying his immigration crackdown had “gone too far” and that Hispanic voters in her South Florida district felt “betrayed.”
The public escalation sharpened strains between Trump and vulnerable Republicans as his weak poll numbers threaten to drag on midterm candidates; Cook recently downgraded Salazar’s seat to lean Republican from likely Republican.
Carlos Curbelo, a former South Florida Republican congressman, said Trump was demanding loyalty from an ally who backs him about 90% of the time, even at the risk of helping Democrats flip the district.