Former President Donald Trump-endorsed congressional candidate Austin Theriault stated on Breitbart News Saturday that he plans to exploit Rep. Jared Golden’s (D-ME) anti-Second Amendment votes to flip Maine’s second congressional district.
Theriault spoke to Breitbart News Saturday host Matthew Boyle after Trump endorsed Theriault’s bid for Maine’s second congressional district in March. The Pine Tree State’s second district is considered one of many districts President Donald Trump received throughout the 2020 presidential election, however it’s at the moment represented by a Democrat.
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Trump said Theriault, a former NASCAR driver, will “work hard to Secure the Border, Protect our always under siege Second Amendment, Stop Crime, Cut Taxes, and Support our Brave Law Enforcement, Military and Veterans.”
Trump added, “This is about fighting for Mainers who don’t have a voice, and I’m excited to be working with another proven champion to Save America!”
Theriault, who’s a present consultant within the state House, stated he plans to represent those that really feel just like the political class now not represents them. The district is the second-most rural district in America, which is nicely over 70 p.c rural.
Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) speaks at Acadia National Park, June 18, 2021, in Winter Harbor, Maine.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
“This is a district that Trump does very well in. It’s a very rural district. It’s a district that in the past many decades has been hit hard by unfair trade policies. People feel like there’s no more opportunity and feel like the elite, political class no longer cares about them, and that’s why I am running,” he defined.
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“I just don’t feel like there’s respect for hard-working Americans, whether it’s in our state capitol in Augusta or whether it’s in Washington, DC. Especially in D.C.,” Theriault continued.
Theriault famous that Golden has voted for spending payments and different laws that led to historic ranges of inflation and curbed Maine’s residents’ Second Amendment rights.
“He’s voted for trillions and trillions of dollars in spending. Spending that’s caused inflation to spiral out of control. He’s a pretty reliable vote for some of their extreme agendas like the IRA, that so-called Inflation Reduction Act,” referring to the laws meant to curb inflation, which most Democrats later admitted amounted to a climate-change invoice.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on the Capitol in Washington on January 31, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Theriault stated he plans to mobilize Pine Tree State residents that consider within the Second Amendment, noting that Golden has voted for gun-control payments.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in late 2023 praised Golden for backing an “assault rifle” ban after a taking pictures in Maine.
Ocasio-Cortez praised Golden, calling his feedback, “Powerful, brave, and moving.”
Breitbart News Saturday airs on SiriusXM Patriot 125 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern.
Sean Moran is a coverage reporter for Breitbart News. Follow him on Twitter @SeanMoran3.
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