US EditionTrump launches attack on Nashville Democrat for ‘hating Christianity and country music’
Trump criticized Democratic candidate Aftyn Behn as radical while endorsing Republican Matt Van Epps, with $2 million spent by GOP PACs and $1 million by Democratic super PACs.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump endorsed Matt Van Epps and urged Tennessee's 7th District to 'GET OUT AND VOTE' on Tuesday, December 2nd.
- On a 2020 podcast, Aftyn Behn said, `I hate the city, I hate the bachelorettes, I hate the pedal taverns, I hate country music`, and President Donald Trump claimed `IT'S ON TAPE!`
- Matt Van Epps' campaign is downplaying the endorsement by omitting partisan affiliation and Trump in his latest ad, with MS NOW's Michael A. Cohen saying Van Epps is distancing from the president.
- Aftyn Behn pushed back, saying Trump's rhetoric shows panic as the special election nears and she rejected the accusations, highlighting her community record in a Monday Newsweek interview.
- The race is being closely watched nationally as a potential flip, with Republican PACs sinking $1 million and a House Democratic super PAC spending $1 million amid Republicans' 219-213 majority in the House.
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GOP strategist accuses Trump of 'phoning it in' as party faces red state humiliation
A Republican strategist expressed surprise about President Donald Trump's relative lack of involvement in a key congressional race.Republican Matt Van Epps is facing a surprisingly strong challenge from Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn in Tennessee's seventh congressional district, which is holding ...
Trump Phones In: Aftyn Behn Hates Christianity And Country Music
You know things aren't going well when Republicans have to enlist Crazy Grandpa to help a Republican get over the line in tomorrow's special election in TN-07, a district that Trump carried by 22% only a year ago. Source: USA Today WASHINGTON ‒ President Donald Trump told Tennesseans "the whole world is watching" as Republicans work to avert a disaster in the Dec. 2 special election for Tennessee's 7th congressional district. Trump, speaking thr…
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