Senator John Curtis from Utah has drawn ire from Trump supporters for not aligning closely with the former president. This backlash follows accusations of being a 'RINO'—Republican in Name Only—especially after Curtis's opposition to Trump's preferred nominees. Amidst angry calls and online criticism branding him a traitor, Curtis remains unfazed, asserting that the backlash amounts to only a couple hundred calls. As a moderate, he positions himself as a potentially pivotal vote on controversial nominees, emphasizing his willingness to dissent from Trump.
I'm tired of RINO Republicans running everything, Charlie Kirk, the right-wing provocateur, declared on X, using a term that stands for Republican in Name Only to condemn Mr. Curtis.
In the middle of it, it feels like a storm, he said in a recent interview in his barren, subterranean office on Capitol Hill. But then when you sit back and evaluate it, it's a couple hundred calls.
Mr. Curtis, 64, a former House member and mayor who has labeled himself normal and made headlines for saying he's unafraid to disagree with Mr. Trump.
All eyes are on him as a potentially critical swing vote as the Senate prepares to consider three of Mr. Trump's more polarizing nominees.
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