Trump factors big in Virginia's primaries today : NPR

An incumbent House Republican, Bob Good, faces a tough primary challenger — who is backed by Former President Donald Trump — after Good endorsed DeSantis in the GOP presidential primary.



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Virginians are voting in primaries today, and one of the country’s most conservative congressmen is facing a tough primary challenge. This push to vote out an incumbent is seen by some in his own party as payback for past betrayals. Jahd Khalil from VPM News reports on how this race shows splits in the Republican Party over loyalty to a former president.

JAHD KHALIL, BYLINE: Former President Donald Trump has some big fans in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District. It’s the area of the state west of Richmond. And from a lot of it, you can see the Blue Ridge Mountains. Farmville’s got a Trump-themed store. But earlier this year, when Republican Congressman Bob Good walked in, he was promptly asked to leave.

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