Jim Jordan Reveals What He Loves Most About Trump And… Wow.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is getting slammed on social media after naming what he admires about Donald Trump.
“The thing I love so much about President Trump is this guy hates to lose,” Jordan mentioned in Iowa on Sunday, a day forward of the state’s caucuses.
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Jordan’s not incorrect; Trump famously hates shedding.
“The worst thing in his world would be to be a loser,” Jack O’Donnell, who ran a on line casino for Trump within the Nineteen Eighties, informed The New York Times in 2020. “To avoid being called a loser, he will do or say anything.”
But that “anything” features a marketing campaign of lies after he misplaced the 2020 election. He made unsubstantiated claims of election fraud and misplaced dozens of courtroom circumstances associated to these claims. His efforts culminated within the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, which was carried out by Trump supporters trying to dam the certification of the election outcomes.
But regardless of his hatred of shedding, Trump’s accomplished plenty of it since getting into politics.
After profitable the White House in 2016, the Trump-led GOP misplaced the House in 2018 in addition to each the White House and Senate after the 2020 elections.
His observe report in 2022 endorsements was additionally decidedly blended.
The New York Times notes that whereas 82 p.c of Trump-backed candidates received, many have been already closely favored incumbents. All 5 of his candidates in probably the most aggressive House districts misplaced. He additionally misplaced six of the seven races the place his tremendous PAC spent cash, the Times reported.
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Jordan’s critics stepped in with some reminders:
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