Donald Trump: Anthony Gonzalez ‘Decided to Quit After Enduring a Tremendous Loss of Popularity’

Former President Donald Trump slammed Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) for quitting his primary reelection campaign against Trump-endorsed candidate Max Miller.

Trump said:

RINO Congressman Anthony Gonzalez, who has poorly represented his district in the Great State of Ohio, has decided to quit after enduring a tremendous loss of popularity, of which he had little, since his ill-informed and otherwise very stupid impeachment vote.

“Good riddance to Anthony,” Trump explained. “He can now get himself a job at ratings-dead CNN or MSDNC!”

“This is no loss for Ohio or our Country and, most importantly, we have a great candidate who was substantially leading Gonzalez in the polls, Max Miller, who I have given my Complete and Total Endorsement,” Trump continued. “Max is a tremendous person who will represent Ohio well.”

Max Miller on Friday thanked Trump for the ringing endorsement. “Thank you for your support Mr. President!!!” he said:

Upon presumably hearing of Gonzalez’s decision to quit on Thursday, Miller tweeted that he looks “forward to the future of this campaign as we continue fighting alongside President Trump to unite the MAGA movement in taking back the House with America First fighters.”

“The Biden Administration must be put in check!” he added.

Gonzalez, however, could not announce his retirement without taking one more shot at Trump. Trump is “a cancer for the country,” Gonzalez told the New York Times on Friday. “I don’t believe he can ever be president again,” Gonzalez continued. “Most of my political energy will be spent working on that exact goal.”

In 2021, Gonzalez was one of ten Republicans to vote to impeach Trump. As a result, Gonzalez was censured by the Ohio Republican Party and asked to resign in May. Gonzalez refused. The committee said their demand was in opposition to “the unconstitutional, politically motivated impeachment proceeding against President Donald J. Trump.”

Gonzalez on Friday defended himself, calling the Republican Party “toxic.” He told the Times, “Politically the environment is so toxic, especially in our own party right now.”