President Trump endorsed Katie Arrington, one of his early supporters and former national security officials, for Congress in South Carolina to oust establishment Republican Rep. Nancy Mace in the state’s 1st district.
The president endorsed Arrington on Wednesday, just two days after she made her candidacy known, denouncing Nancy Mace as an “absolutely terrible candidate.”
“Katie Arrington is running against an absolutely terrible candidate, Congresswoman Nancy Mace, whose remarks and attitude have been devastating for her community, and not at all representative of the Republican Party to which she has been very disloyal. Katie Arrington, on the other hand, is liked and respected and a true Republican,” he said.
As Breitbart News previously chronicled, Arrington won the nomination during the 2018 midterm elections when she defeated Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC) with…
