Politics & Government
Trump Tweets False Claim About PA U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb
The president tweeted the falsehood while endorsing Lamb's presumptive opponent in the November election.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump disparaged U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb in two tweets Monday and Tuesday while also making a blatantly false claims about the western Pennsylvania Democrat.
In endorsing Lamb's presumptive Republican opponent in the general election, Sean Parnell, Trump falsely claimed that Lamb had voted for U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi for House speaker. That isn't true. Lamb, elected to the House in 2018, was one of 15 Democratic representatives who did not vote for Pelosi as speaker in January 2019.
Sean Parnell is an American Hero. Conor Lamb has proven to be an American fraud, and a puppet for Crazy Nancy Pelosi. He said he would NOT vote for her for Speaker, and did. Will kill 2A. Voted to impeach (on nothing). A TOTAL & COMPLETE Sean Parnell Endorsement! https://t.co/v1OnY0MI8m
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2020
Trump initially made the false claim on Memorial Day, misspelling the congressman's name as "Connor Lamm." Lamb responded with a tweet of his own.
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These people have been lying about my record since the day I became a candidate. It hasn't stopped, and it won't stop, until we beat them at the ballot box in November. pic.twitter.com/XKvtDy0Udw
— Conor Lamb (@ConorLambPA) May 25, 2020
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