At an April 9 rally in North Carolina, the former President appeared delighted with the Club for Growth chief. But the duo's partnership came to a screeching halt last week after the Club for Growth refused to end its negative ad campaign against Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Trump, who had not invited the Ohio Senate hopeful to join, was caught off guard, said one of the people close to him. Past endorsementsLong before the Club found itself pitted against Trump in the Ohio Senate primary, it endorsed other candidates competing against Trump-backed opponents. The Club previously has drawn the ire of Trump and his advisers after they were left feeling like McIntosh convinced Trump to take the wrong approach in a primary.

Source: CNN April 28, 2022 17:45 UTC