President Donald Trump has withdrawn his endorsement for Rep. Jeff Hurd’s (R-CO) reelection bid in Colorado‘s 3rd District, expressing fury over Hurd’s recent vote for repealing his tariffs on Canada.
“Based on a lack of support, in particular for the unbelievably successful TARIFFS imposed on Foreign Countries and Companies which has made America Richer, Stronger, Bigger, and Better than ever before, I am hereby WITHDRAWING my Endorsement of RINO Congressman Jeff Hurd, of Colorado’s 3rd District,” the president posted on Truth Social. “Congressman Hurd is one of a small number of Legislators who have let me and our Country down. He is more interested in protecting Foreign Countries that have been ripping us off for decades than he is the United States of America.”
In the same breath, Trump endorsed Hurd’s challenger, Hope Scheppelman, a Navy veteran and former Vice Chairwoman of the Colorado Republican Party. He touted Scheppelman as a “Highly Respected Patriot” who “knows the America First Policies required, and will do everything necessary to Defend our Country, Support our Military/Veterans, and Ensure PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH.”
“Hope Scheppelman has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next Representative from Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District and, unlike RINO Jeff Hurd, HOPE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!” Trump added.
The reversal from Trump comes after Hurd crossed the aisle last week in voting to repeal the president’s tariffs on Canada that were imposed under a national emergency. The measure ultimately passed, in what was a rebuke of his tariff agenda.
That vote stoked Trump’s ire, with the president vowing retaliation against any Republican who voted against the tariffs, warning they would “seriously suffer the consequences come Election time, and that includes Primaries!”
TRUMP RAISES NEW ‘WORLDWIDE TARIFF’ TO 15% IN WAKE OF ‘ANTI-AMERICAN’ SUPREME COURT RULING
But Trump’s move also follows an even larger setback for the president’s tariff authority on Friday, when the Supreme Court ruled against his “Liberation Day” levies. Trump blasted the ruling after it dropped, fuming at some of the justices he appointed.
While those tariffs have been tossed, Trump quickly moved to impose a new global tariff under a different provision, one he raised to 15% earlier Saturday.
