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DONALD TRUMP SUFFERS BLOW FROM RADICAL REPUBLICANS

Published Dec 12, 2023 at 9:00 AM EST Updated Dec 12, 2023 at 10:16 AM EST


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Bob Good has been elected as the next chair of the House Freedom Caucus, in a
move that may prove testing for Donald Trump.

The Virginia Representative ran unopposed to lead the conservative group of
House Republicans on Monday according to multiple reports, meaning he will
replace outgoing chair Scott Perry.



As a Ron DeSantis ally, Good's leadership of the influential group may come as a
challenge to the former president, who is the frontrunner in the upcoming GOP
primaries with 60 percent of the vote, according to polling aggregator
FiveThirtyEight. DeSantis is his closes rival with 12.7 percent, while former
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley closely follows with 11.4 percent of the
vote share.

Despite Trump enjoying the endorsement of at least 83 House Republicans, Good
was one of the first Republicans to opt for DeSantis instead and in May said the
Florida Republican set an example of "courageous conservative leadership."



Bob Good leaves a meeting in Washington, D.C., on October 11, 2023. His election
to chair of the Freedom Caucus could spell trouble for Donald Trump. Bob Good
leaves a meeting in Washington, D.C., on October 11, 2023. His election to chair
of the Freedom Caucus could spell trouble for Donald Trump. Photo by Anna
Moneymaker/Getty Images

"Governor Ron DeSantis has shown through action as Florida's chief executive
that confronting hard challengers delivers effective results for every man,
woman and child," he said. "That strength in the face of adversity is needed
more today than ever before, and it is why I am unequivocally endorsing and
encouraging Governor DeSantis to run for president…If Governor DeSantis runs for
president, he will win."


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Good was also a "special guest" at a meet-and-greet with the GOP candidate in
April when he said people were "excited" by DeSantis' politics.

"I think that's a template for the country. And people are excited to hear what
he's got to share," he said upon leaving the event.

Good was also recently recorded criticizing Trump. In footage published by The
Tennessee Star last week, said to have been recorded clandestinely in October,
he said DeSantis was "more of a true conservative," and said Trump carried
"baggage" with his criminal indictments.


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"He [Trump] might be the only person that can lose to Joe Biden if he's the
nominee, and I don't criticize him," he said.

However he has maintained publicly he doesn't oppose Trump.



"I challenge you or anyone else to find my criticism of Donald Trump," he told
Politico.

Newsweek has contacted Good and representatives of Trump by email for comment.



Thomas Gift, the founding director of the Centre on U.S. Politics at University
College London, told Newsweek Good's election may not harm Trump.



"Bob Good's selection reflects a continued independent streak with the Freedom
Caucus," Gift said. "Although the group as a whole is still mightily pro-Trump,
its members don't kowtow to his every move—and some have even radicalized beyond
the former president."

"That said, if Trump does return to the White House, Bob Good and the rest of
the Freedom Caucus will fall in line soon enough (that is, if Good even survives
a likely primary challenger). For now, Trump still has a death grip over the
GOP, and there's nothing anyone in Congress can do to change that."

In response to Good's election, Republican Ohio Representative Warren Davidson
said in a letter he would not seek re-election to the caucus' leadership team.



"I ask that we consider how to best increase our influence while preserving our
power to move policy in the right direction. I strongly feel that Bob Good as
Chairman will impair that objective," he wrote in a letter reported by Axios.

Aside from his stance on the GOP primaries, Good was one of the eight
Republicans who voted to oust the former Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Kevin McCarthy in October, criticizing him for relying on
Democratic support to keep the federal government funded and open, because of
the Republicans' limited majority.


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