Two others familiar with his reaction to the near-brawl said Trump privately bashed the 2022 Ohio GOP frontrunners Josh Mandel and Mike Gibbons for—in Trump’s characterization—“acting like idiots,” following their public confrontation.
Trump, of course, wasn’t alone in that critique.
But the twice-impeached ex-president, aware of the constant Trump-cosplay in the race, remarked that he “never” would have done what Mandel did that day.that, he certainly has engaged in similar conduct, much to the pleasure of his voters and political devotees. During the 2016 GOP presidential primary, Trump publicly echoed a crowd member’s jeer that Sen. Ted Cruz was “a pussy.
In fact, the Ohio contest has become such a source of joy for Trump, he holds meetings on the race virtually every week.Trump has told those close to him that he doesn’t see any advantage for himself in endorsing at this stage in the game. Trump has said behind closed doors, that he may not even endorse” in the Buckeye State race, a source who has repeatedly talked to Trump about this primary told The Daily Beast.
By Monday evening, the U.S. Senate hopefuls had reunited on-stage, at yet another primary debate. This time, there were no apparent physical threats or nose-to-nose ultimatums. There were no viral moments generated concerning “pussies” or any other high-school-grade epithets.When the moderator asked why he became so angry at Gibbons on Friday, Mandel replied it was because he was “a fighter.
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