While Trump was in the Badger State to boost several of the candidates he had endorsed ahead of the Aug. 9 primary, including gubernatorial candidates Tim Michels (R) and Adam Steen, who are in the 63rd Assembly District race against Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R) , the former president used the gathering to bash his opponents. “Radical Democrats are now going to pass the largest tax increase in American history, the exact opposite of what I did,” Trump said, referring to the reconciliation deal. “And they are working feverishly to pile on more regulations to levels never seen before. You will have regulations like no one has seen before.” He singled out Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), claiming he was “walked” by Sen. Joe Manchin (DW.Va.), who made a surprise announcement with Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (DN). .Y.) last week that they had reached an agreement on climate, health and tax reforms. “Joe Manchin has completely sold out West Virginia, what he has done to this state is shameful. And I told the old broken crow, Mitch McConnell, that this was going to happen,” Trump said. Manchin earlier in July appeared to throw cold water on the prospects of a deal after releasing data showing inflation at 9% a year. When the deal was announced, after the GOP-backed Senate approved a bill to boost domestic semiconductor production and fund scientific research, some Republicans expressed frustration with the deal, saying it would have blocked the chip and science bill if they knew Democrats were pushing ahead with tax and climate provisions in a reconciliation package. Manchin claimed that he and Schumer had not misled their colleagues. The former president talked about the recent successes of Arizona candidates Kari Lake (R) in the GOP primary and Blake Masters in the Republican Senate primary. He also mentioned Michigan gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon (R) and former Department of Housing and Urban Development official John Gibbs (R), who defeated Rep. Peter Meijjer (R-Mich.), one of 10 House Republicans who they voted to impeach Atou. Trump called Michels, who is running against former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch (R) in next Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary, an “incredible success story” and touted his construction company. He called Steen — a candidate he endorsed as part of a larger revenge tour against Republicans who he believes crucified him after the election and Capitol uprising — “a true patriot.” Vos, Steen’s opponent, drew Trump’s ire after denying attempts to overturn the 2020 election. How Democrats’ climate, tax and health care battle will play out The House looks set to tackle climate, tax and health care next Friday As Trump took a few jabs at Kleefisch, he also appeared to subtly fire back at her supporters, including former Vice President Pence. “Tim’s primary opponent is Rebecca Kleesfisch, a career politician and policy savvy. Known from long ago. She is the chosen candidate of the failed establishment, the RINOs… of the Washington swamp, and she is running a campaign of lies and lies,” he argued, using the acronym for “Republican in Name Only.” The former president even weighed in on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) trip to Taiwan, one of several stops on her East Asian tour amid heightened tensions between China and the self-ruled island. asking why he would travel to Taiwan.
