A Donald Trump-backed House Republican defeated a GOP colleague in a heated West Virginia congressional primary Tuesday, an intra-party battle that turned on Trump and on Republican opposition to President Joe Biden's infrastructure bill.
Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., voted against the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. His primary opponent, Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., voted for it. The primary contest May 10 is coming down to infrastructure and former President Donald Trump's endorsement.
Victorious U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W. Va., who played up his endorsement by Trump throughout the campaign, also attacked fellow Rep. David McKinley for his support of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package opposed by most Republican lawmakers. The race represented a clear win for a Trump-style Republican over a GOP lawmaker known for bipartisan outreach and again underscored the potential strength of an endorsement from the ex-president.US House race in West Virginia pits the clout of Trump against the importance of infrastructure
Trump endorsed Mooney back in November, citing the congressman's vote against the "horrendous" infrastructure bill and his opposition to creation of a special committee to investigateMcKinley, a civil engineer, has said he voted for the infrastructure bill because too many of the state's roads and bridges have not repaired for more than 50 years. "We needed it," he said at one point during the campaign.
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