Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID), the establishment career politician who represents the eastern part of the state, has already lost the support of the Republican Party of Idaho and now there are growing calls for a credible challenger to step up and run against him.
Ric Grenell, who served as former President Donald Trump’s acting Director of National Intelligence and previously as U.S. Ambassador to Germany, said on Thursday he supports local efforts to recruit a replacement for Simpson as the longtime establishment fixture says he will seek another term.
I am hearing that Idaho Republicans will primary @MikeSimpson4ID with an America First patriot.
I support them. We don’t have time for lip service.
This is their previous statement.
“Representative Simpson has served in Congress for decades. Perhaps all this time away from…
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) November 30, 2023
Grenell’s post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, links to a local news story in Idaho from October that details how the state GOP in Idaho said Simpson had been in Washington in elected office for too long, as evidenced by the fact that he several times went to the U.S. House…
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