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Trump Keeps His Distance from Cory Mills

August 16, 2026 · 7:21 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“President Donald Trump spent last week handing out coveted endorsements ahead of Florida’s Tuesday primaries. But amid the parade of thumbs-ups on Truth Social, one House Republican incumbent was conspicuously absent: Rep. Cory Mills,” Puck reports.

“Trump endorsed Mills earlier in the cycle, but his recent omission offers the clearest evidence yet of the campaign that House Republicans have been waging behind the scenes to ensure that the scandal-plagued congressman loses his primary.”

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