MI GOP Rep Who Voted To Impeach Loses Primary

NPR reports:

Michigan Rep. Peter Meijer, who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump after the Capitol riot, has narrowly lost his Republican primary to Trump-backed conservative challenger John Gibbs.

The loss for Meijer is a boost for Trump as he continues endorsing primary challenges to Republican Senate and House members who disagree with his false narrative that the 2020 election was fraudulent.

Gibbs, a former Trump appointee to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, echoes similar rhetoric as the former president about denying the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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Michigan Rep. Peter Meijer, who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump after the Capitol riot, lost his GOP primary to Trump-backed conservative challenger John Gibbs, according to an AP race call.https://t.co/Ocj290iThg

— NPR (@NPR) August 3, 2022