Walberg has said other candidates “can learn from” Trump
With Trump’s primary victory last night in Indiana, and Ted Cruz and John Kasich’s withdrawal from the presidential race, Congressman Tim Walberg now faces a nightmarish scenario this November: sharing the ticket with Donald Trump.
Tim Walberg has made no secret of his support for Trump:
- Last fall, Walberg proudly acknowledged he’d vote for Trump when he suggested that “other Presidential candidates should learn from him.”
- Asked more recently, Walberg berated former presidential candidate Mitt Romney for making what he called a “big mistake” in opposing Trump.
- After criticizing Romney, Tim Walberg hinted he’d changed his mind on who he was voting for – but refused to make an outright Trump endorsement.
Walberg still refuses to endorse Trump – presumably because he fears the backlash from women (including Republican women), independents, millennials and moderates who all hold unfavorable views of Trump.
“Now that Donald Trump is the presumptive nominee, Tim Walberg should get the talking points ready for defending Trump and his dangerous views that insult women, trample on the Constitution and make America less safe,” said Sacha Haworth at the DCCC. “No amount of distancing and side-stepping can change the fact that Tim Walberg is on the Trump ticket and his party has paved the way for his nomination.”