Trump-backed Ohio Senate candidate once called former president a ‘fake Republican’: Report

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Old tweets have been uncovered from Bernie Moreno, a leading Republican candidate for Ohio’s Senate seat, where he heavily criticized former President Donald Trump, according to CNN on Friday.

Moreno, a businessman and father-in-law of Rep. Max Miller (R-FL), won Trump’s endorsement in December, beating out two other Republicans who also sought the endorsement. Trump called on the GOP to unite around Moreno “in what will be the most important Election in American History.”

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