Freedom Caucus ‘disappointed’ with Trump for undercutting Mark Sanford

Published June 13, 2018 9:40pm ET



President Trump has upset some of his most strident supporters in the House Republican conference: the House Freedom Caucus.

Conservatives within the three-dozen member group are frustrated with the president for coming out against Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., in the 11th hour and endorsing Katie Arrington, his opponent, in Tuesday’s primary contest. Sanford, a popular member within the caucus, was taken down in large part due to anti-Trump statements he has made in the past, leaving members irked with the president’s involvement in a race where they believe he had no business weighing in.

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