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'Dimwit' MAGA lawmaker accidentally blames Trump for sinking GOP: report

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Rep. James Comer (R-KY) accused President Donald Trump of sinking GOP candidates ahead of the midterms, according to a news outlet that called him a "dimwit" for doing so. During the Fox News interview in question, Comer complained about diminishing donations to GOP candidates as money mounts in Trump's MAGA Inc. Super PAC. "A lot of the individual members' online donations are down because more of the small-dollar donors have gravitated towards MAGA Inc." Comer lamented on Fox News. The New Republic responded by calling Comer a "MAGA Dimwit." The news outlet argued Comer had admitted Trump "is harming their midterm hopes," The New Republic noted. MAGA Inc. has spent only a small portion on midterm races, including for Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC), but on Friday, Trump touted that the Super PAC has raised close to $1 billion. "We're going to need every penny of it," Comer said on Fox News. Other Republicans have echoed Comer's hope that Trump will spend more, according to The New

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