“There’s usually not a lot of daylight between the House Freedom Caucus and former President Donald Trump. But there is one area where Trump is really irking the group of conservative hardliners — endorsements,” Punchbowl News reports.
“First, Trump endorsed against the group’s chair, Rep. Bob Good (R-VA).
Now, senior HFC members are openly criticizing the former president’s endorsement strategy in other GOP primaries.”“Trump has also supported incumbents who have been critical of Freedom Caucus members, including Reps. Austin Scott (R-GA) and William Timmons (R-SC). And Trump has taken a similar tack in Senate races, endorsing the GOP campaign arm’s preferred moderate candidates in key races, including former Rep. Mike Rogers in Michigan and Tim Sheehy in Montana.”