On Memorial Day, President Trump called Marine reserve officer and Pennsylvania Rep. Conor Lamb an “American fraud” on Twitter.
Almost a week before the state’s primary, Trump threw his support toward Sean Parnell, an Army combat veteran from Cranberry, who is running for Lamb’s seat in the 17th Congressional District.
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’s tweet included some inaccuracies. He has since deleted the original tweet and reposted it, correcting one inaccuracy — the spelling of Lamb’s name (from “Lamm” to “Lamb”).
However, he didn’t fix his statement that Lamb, a Democrat from Mt. Lebanon, voted for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House in 2019. Lamb was one of more than a dozen Democrats to not vote for Pelosi.
Trump also claimed Lamb would help to “kill” the Second Amendment and showed his anger about Lamb’s votes to impeach him in December.
Lamb shared a screenshot of the tweet and said Republicans have been “lying about my record since the day I became a candidate.”
These people have been lying about my record since the day I became a candidate.
— Conor Lamb (@ConorLambPA) May 25, 2020
It hasn't stopped, and it won't stop, until we beat them at the ballot box in November. pic.twitter.com/XKvtDy0Udw
Lamb, 35, serves on three House committees and is vice chair of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
