Former Rep. Vin Weber (R-MN), a key early lieutenant in the Newt Gingrich revolution that transformed the U.S. House of Representatives and the Republican party, rejected the candidacy of Donald Trump as “a mistake of historic proportions” for his party, CNBC reports.
Said Weber: “I won’t vote for Trump. I can’t imagine I’d remain a Republican if he becomes president.”
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