Don Jr to West Virginia: Punish Ukraine-Backer Shelley Moore Capito by Opposing Her Son In Governor’s Race

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is seen in the U.S. Capitol after the senate voted aga
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Nick Gilbertson

Donald Trump Jr. is calling on West Virginians to punish Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) for supporting the foreign aid bill – which commits $60 billion to Ukraine – by opposing her son, Moore Capito, in the Republican gubernatorial primary.

“Shelley Moore Capito is part of Senate GOP Leadership & just voted to send billions to Ukraine. She’s not up for reelection this year, but her RINO [Republican in Name Only] son is running for Governor of West Virginia,” he wrote in a post on X.

“MAGA — Send a message to the Ukraine First RINOs & OPPOSE” his candidacy for governor, Trump Jr. added.

Donald Trump Jr. speaks on January 11, 2024, in Urbandale, Iowa. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R), who is also running for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, concurred with Trump Jr. in a post with the hashtags “No more #RINOs” and “No #MooreCapitos.”

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, the vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference who dragged her feet on endorsing former President Donald Trump until after he won the New Hampshire primary, was one of more than 20 Republicans who voted for the $95 billion foreign aid package, which passed by a 70-29 vote on Tuesday morning. The bill also committed $14 billion to Israel, $9.1 billion to Gaza for humanitarian aid, and $8 billion to Taiwan, the Associated Press noted.

Moore Capito (Facebook/Moore Capito)

After its passage, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised Senate Majority Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in a post on X.

However, the legislation’s future does not appear bright, as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) suggested Monday before its passage that the House would not take up the bill.

“In the absence of having received any single border policy change from the Senate, the House will have to continue to work its own will on these important matters,” Johnson said. “America deserves better than the Senate’s status quo.”

“House Republicans were crystal clear from the very beginning of discussions that any so-called national security supplemental legislation must recognize that national security begins at our own border,” Johnson said. “The Senate has failed to meet the moment.”

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