The former congressman was twice endorsed by Donald Trump but broke with him over Jan. 6. RICHMOND - Former congressman Denver Riggleman, a Virginia Republican who ran twice with Donald Trump's backing but broke with him over the Jan. 6 insurrection, endorsed Vice President Harris for the White House on Sunday. "I was heartbroken and horrified to see how close we came to losing our democracy on January 6, because of one man - Donald Trump," Riggleman said in a statement released by Harris's campaign. A former Air Force intelligence officer and distillery owner, Riggleman represented the 5th District in rural central Virginia for two years. After leaving Congress, he served as a senior staff member on the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Source: Washington Post August 05, 2024 02:15 UTC