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Van Drew Walks Back His ‘Undying Support’ for Trump

October 28, 2020 at 11:38 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

When Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) switched parties, he pledged his “undying support” to President Trump, CNN reports.

Van Drew now says it wasn’t what he meant: “I think voters understand that when you’re in the Oval Office and you’re having a very exciting day and you’re making a little piece of history, that sometimes we all say things.”

He added: “I think the words didn’t explain as well what I exactly felt. It’s not undying support that, whatever you say I’m going to do, or undying support, I agree with whatever you say. It was undying support for the presidency, for the idea of the greatness of America.”

Van Drew Vowed In Voicemail Not to Vote for Trump

January 24, 2020 at 3:00 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Three weeks before Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) cemented his defection to the Republican Party with a pledge of “undying support” for President Trump, he sent a constituent a very different message, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

From the voicemail: “I haven’t voted for him, I didn’t support him, I will not vote for him.”

“The emergence of the voicemail comes just days before Van Drew is set to fly with Trump on Air Force One to a rally… which Van Drew hopes will help gin up support for him in the Republican primary.”

Trump Announces Van Drew Will Become a Republican

December 19, 2019 at 3:41 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump announced that Rep. Jefferson Van Drew would switch parties and become a Republican, The Hill reports.

Van Drew told Trump he has his “undying support.”

He added: “I believe that this is just a better fit for me. This is who I am.”

The Washington Post reports a Trump rally in New Jersey with Van Drew could happen as soon as January.

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Van Drew Says He’s ‘Technically Still a Democrat’

December 19, 2019 at 12:56 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Despite voting with Republicans against impeachment and giving standing ovations to President Trump during the impeachment debate, Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-NJ) is not ready to say he’s a Republican, telling National Journal that he is “technically still a Democrat” and expects to announce a decision within “the next few days.”

However, Bloomberg reports Van Drew is expected to meet Trump at the White House later today.

Van Drew Won’t Confirm Party Switch

December 17, 2019 at 4:45 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-NJ) declined to confirm to the Philadelphia Inquirer that he’s switching to the Republican Party, but suggested that an announcement is coming soon.

Said Van Drew: “I’m not discussing any of that now. There will be a time. I’m reevaluating my life and my thoughts.”

Most of his staff has already resigned in protest to his reported party switch.

GOP Candidate Distracted Trying to Prove He Wasn’t Racist

November 12, 2018 at 12:20 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Seth Grossman (R) told the Newark Star Ledger that he could have won his congressional race against Jeff Van Drew (D) last week.

Said Grossman: “There’s no doubt in my mind that if I did not have unnecessary distractions thrown into my path I would have won yesterday’s election as a pro-Trump candidate because this is a pro-Trump district.”

He added: “I was distracted trying to prove I’m not a racist.”