'If he dislikes me enough that he wants to put my name out there against Trump, I'm not going to give money to him,' Wayne Harwell said.
Harwell's $1,000 contribution to Castro was made back in 2011, according to Federal Election Commission records. The real estate developer explained that he identifies as"pretty independent" but supports Trump. Harwell has donated $2,800 to the Trump campaign and $5,600 to the Trump Victory committee.
Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas tweeted that Castro's decision was"grossly inappropriate" He argued that"this win-at-all-costs mentality, publicly targeting an opponent's supporters, and encouraging retaliation is dangerous and not what Texans have a right to expect from their members of Congress."on Wednesday to slam the Texas representative as well.
Representative Joaquin Castro speaks during a news conference about the resolution he has sponsored to terminate President Donald Trump's emergency declaration on February 25 in Washington, D.C.For his part, Castro has doubled down on the tweet. Posting to Twitter on Tuesday, he argued that"No one was targeted or harassed in my post. You know that. All that info is routinely published.
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