Donald Trump lashed out at Colorado Senate candidate Joe O’Dea on Monday after the senate hopeful said he would campaign against him if he runs again in 2024.
“There’s this RINO character in the Great State of Colorado, Joe O’Dea, that is running against the incumbent Democrat for the United States Senate, who is having a good old time saying that he wants to ‘distance’ himself from President Trump, and other slightly nasty things,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social website.
“He should look at the Economy, Inflation, Energy Independence, defeating ISIS, the Strongest EVER Border, Great Trade Deals, & much more, before he speaks. MAGA doesn’t Vote for stupid people with big mouths. Good luck Joe!” Trump added.
Trump’s comment comes after O’Dea said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that Trump should not run for president in 2024 and if he does, “I’m going to actively campaign against Donald Trump and make sure that we’ve got four or five really great Republicans right now.”
O’Dea faces an uphill battle to unseat incumbent Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet in Colorado and has been trying to distance himself from the former president.
