LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump threw a tantrum over Democratic congressional candidate Aftyn Behn in a social media post, urging voters to back the Republican contender, Matt Van Epps, in Tuesday’s special House election. “I am asking all America First Patriots in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, who haven’t voted yet, to please GET OUT AND VOTE on Election Day, Tuesday, December 2nd, for a phenomenal Candidate, Matt Van Epps,” Trump wrote Sunday on Truth Social. The president then scolded the “Radical Left Democrats” for “spending a fortune to beat” Van Epps, whom he called “one of the best Candidates we’ve ever had.”Advertisement“You can win this Election for Matt,” he added. Behn’s campaign manager Kate Briefs also addressed the backlash over the candidate’s comments in a statement to WZTV Fox 17 Nashville. Briefs said “Republicans are panicking” due to their “last-ditch attempt” of “distracting from the fact that Washington Republicans and Matt Van Epps are raising costs on Tennessee families and ripping away their health care.”Advertisement
