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‘It will be remembered’: Trump allies cross him in special election
Debbie Meadows, the wife of ex-Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows, and Sen. Rand Paul have endorsed candidates opposing a Trump pick in Ohio.
Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC held July 11 in Dallas. | Brandon Bell/Getty Images
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Two of Donald Trump’s staunchest allies are lining up against his favored candidate in an upcoming Ohio special election, angering some of the former president s advisers and testing his ability to exert dominance over high-profile Republican primaries.
Trump last month announced his support for Mike Carey, a former energy lobbyist running for a vacant Columbus-area congressional seat. But Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is bolstering former state Rep. Ron Hood in the Republican primary, while Debbie Meadows, a prominent conservative activist and the wife of former White House chief of staff Mark Mea