House Republican Bob Good officially OUSTED from Congress after extremely close recount by Trump-backed John McGuire

Conservative hardliner and powerful Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good shockingly mislaid his spot successful Congress pursuing a recount of his contentious superior against Trump-backed John McGuire.

The Virginia lawmakers's burn-it-all-down strategies successful nan House has made enemies retired of colleagues including erstwhile President Donald Trump and erstwhile House Speaker Kevin McCarthy - who he ousted past year. 

The first title connected June 18 had been truthful adjacent that it took weeks for nan results to travel retired and Good funded nan recount himself. 

But yet it did not dress up for nan astir 400-vote spread of 62,000 votes formed and nan Associated Press called nan title for McGuire connected Thursday night. 

With 99 percent of votes tallied, McGuire took nan triumph by conscionable 393 votes and now nan Freedom Caucus will beryllium forced to elite a caller chair. 

In a concession message, Good boasted that he'd been nan 'strongest and astir accordant sound successful nan House for protection of life from contraception.'

The right-wing Freedom Caucus chair mislaid nan support of nan president erstwhile he initially endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis complete him. He besides turned disconnected a number of House colleagues erstwhile he voted to oust Kevin McCarthy from nan speakership. 

He earned nan ire of Trump aft endorsing Ron DeSantis successful nan contentious GOP statesmanlike primary.

Trump ne'er forgot that and worked to actively rally voters against Good calling him 'bad for Virginia and bad for nan USA.'

'He turned his backmost connected our unthinkable movement, and was perpetually attacking and fighting maine until recently, erstwhile he gave a lukewarm and 'loving' Endorsement - But really, it was excessively late,' Trump wrote onTruth Social earlier predetermination day. 

Despite nan power from nan erstwhile president, Good was 1 of a fistful of correct helping lawmakers who traveled to Manhattan connected May 16 to support Trump successful his criminal trial. McGuire went to New York to tribunal Trump's support that aforesaid day. 

Trump conducted a tele-townhall for McGuire connected nan eve of nan superior to further instrumentality nan weapon into Good. 

In June, a chap Freedom Caucus member, Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, moreover endorsed Good's opponent. The caucus typically likes to put connected a agreed front. 

Davidson was later ousted from nan caucus aft wading into nan race. 

Incumbents who Good endorsed against for illustration Rep. William Timmons, R-S.C., showed up to door-knock for McGuire successful nan days earlier nan primary.

'Bob Good has done much to undermine and disagreement Republicans than immoderate Democrat. I congratulate John McGuire connected a immense triumph for nan GOP. Goodbye Bob Good,' Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., posted connected X aft nan first primary. 

The title attracted much spending by extracurricular groups - $10.7 cardinal - than immoderate different Virginia races. By comparison, nan candidates themselves only spent $1.7 million. 

Such groups spent immoderate $5.9 cardinal either opposing Good aliases supporting McGuire. 

McGuire, a erstwhile Navy SEAL, authorities legislator and predetermination denier who attended nan 'Stop nan Steal' rally on January 6, 2021, had nan backing of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who traveled to his territory to show voters Good is simply a 'traitor' to Trump.

On nan different side, Steve Bannon backed Good, and told voters successful his territory 'this isn't astir Trump' and nan superior situation was spurred by Good's McCarthy opposition. 

Good leads nan astir 50-member difficult correct Freedom Caucus, which is comprised of immoderate of Speaker Mike Johnson's biggest Republican antagonists.  

Reps. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., and Chip Roy, R-Texas, had travel retired successful support of Good, Greene has supported his challenger. 

Rep. Derrick Van Orden traveled to nan territory to support McGuire - arsenic did Armed Services Chair Mike Rogers. Trump's erstwhile main of unit Mark Meadows supports Good. 

'Bob Good didn't travel present to govern. He came present to beryllium famous,' Van Orden, a Wisconsin Republican, told CNN. 'Bob Good's wearing our jersey, and he's not connected nan team.' 

Good, meanwhile, had section backing successful nan district's GOP committee. 

Rick Buchanan, nan president of nan district's GOP committee, told Cardinal News successful May that a Trump endorsement 'wouldn't move nan needle that much.' 

'If you perceive to McGuire's campaign, past yes, [Trump] is nan issue, because McGuire has thing else,' Buchanan said. 'I'm not seeing wherever he takes a stance connected immoderate existent issue, isolated from Bob Good's nary good, and Bob Good is not a Trump supporter, which is simply a lie. That's why he's sewage nan sanction McLiar.' 

Buchanan said Good is trying to tally to nan correct of Good, but 'there is nary position to nan correct of Bob.'

'McGuire has nary spot to run, he has nary issues that he tin guidelines connected that Bob hasn't already taken a guidelines on.'