ABC News reports:
Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers may lose his Republican primary for an open state senate seat this week, after he testified to the Jan. 6 committee about the pressure campaign from former President Donald Trump and his associates to undo the presidential election results in the state.
“If we want to base a party and an authority and move people to solve problems, you can’t base it on a lie. Ultimately, that falls apart,” he told “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl. “So, just to clarify, you’re not supporting Trump again?” Karl asked. “I’ll never vote for him,” Bowers replied.
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Rusty Bowers on Trumpism: “The rule by thuggery and intimidation. They found a niche, they found a way, and it’s fear. People can use fear, demagogues like to use fear as a weapon. And they weaponize everything.” pic.twitter.com/1I5cT4IklS
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Rusty Bowers clarifies that he would never vote for Trump again pic.twitter.com/8yvT6mnWGZ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 31, 2022