Rep. Tom Rice, a Republican, lost his primary in South Carolina to Russell Fry, a Trump-backed candidate.
In February, Trump endorsed Fry as a “pro-life, pro-God, pro-Gun” candidate.
After voting to impeach the former president for the Capitol violence, Rice was demonised by Trump.
Rep. Tom Rice, a Republican who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump for the January 6 Capitol brawl, lost his primary to a Trump-backed candidate.
Rice was up against Russell Fry, a Republican from South Carolina. The Associated Press called Fry’s race at 11:01 p.m. EST on Tuesday, according to NPR. Fry received 51.1 per cent of the vote at the time, while Rice received only 24.6 per cent.
Trump praised Fry as a “leading champion for Election Integrity” in his February endorsement of Rice, calling him a “coward who abandoned his constituents by surrendering to Nancy Pelosi and the Radical Left.” Fry is also “pro-life, pro-God, pro-Gun, and, most importantly, pro LOW TAXES,” according to Trump.
Trump praised Fry’s victory over “Impeach mater Tom Rice” on Truth Social, noting that it was the “greatest News of the evening.”
Rice was running against Russell Fry, a South Carolina Republican. According to NPR, the Associated Press called Fry’s race at 11:01 p.m. EST on Tuesday. Rice received only 24.6 per cent of the vote, while Fry received 51.1 per cent.
In his February endorsement of Rice, Trump lauded Fry as a “leading champion for Election Integrity,” calling him a “coward who abandoned his constituents by yielding to Nancy Pelosi and the Radical Left.” According to Trump, Fry is also “pro-life, pro-God, pro-Gun, and, most importantly, pro-LOW TAXES.”
Rice was one of nine Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for the Capitol violence in January. Rice received death threats during his campaign following the election, according to Politico. Frenzies Rice, his wife, told the outlet that she no longer felt safe in South Carolina, where her husband had spent five terms in the legislature.
Rice declared earlier this month that he had no regrets about voting to impeach Trump. He also claims Trump is seeking to make the Republican Party into a “bunch of yes-men loyalists.”
Rice was competing against six competitors, according to Politico, who all highlighted his vote to impeach Trump as a sign of treachery to the party.
Separately, Nancy Mace, another Republican candidate who enraged Trump by coming out against him, defeated her Trump-backed opponent, Katie Arrington, in the South Carolina primary on Tuesday.
Rice was one of nine Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for his role in the January Capitol riots. According to Politico, Rice received death threats during his political campaign. His wife, Wrenzie Rice, told the outlet that she no longer felt safe in South Carolina, where her husband served in the legislature for five terms.
Rice said earlier this month that voting to impeach Trump had left him with no regrets. Trump, he argues, is attempting to turn the Republican Party into a “bunch of yes-men loyalists.”
According to Politico, Rice was up against six other candidates, all of whom portrayed his vote to impeach Trump as a sign of betrayal to the party.
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Separately, in the South Carolina primary on Tuesday, Nancy Mace, another Republican candidate who upset Trump by coming out against him, lost her Trump-backed opponent, Katie Arrington.
