Trump throws House Freedom Caucus chair under the bus and backs his primary challenger

Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), the chairman of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus, got tossed under the bus by former President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

In a Truth Social post, Trump attacked Good as "BAD FOR VIRGINIA, AND BAD FOR THE USA" as he delivered an endorsement of Good's primary opponent, John McGuire.

"He turned his back on our incredible movement, and was constantly attacking and fighting me until recently, when he gave a warm and 'loving' Endorsement," Trump wrote of Good. "But really, it was too late. The damage had been done!"

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Trump's attack on Good comes despite the fact that the Virginia congressman is one of the most conservative members of Congress and despite the fact that Good traveled to Manhattan recently to show support for Trump at his hush-money trial.

None of this was enough to earn Trump's favor, however, and he went on to praise McGuire as "a true American Hero" who "fought the cartels on the Front Line" and who will "ALWAYS PUT AMERICA FIRST."

Trump has a long history of casting aside longtime loyalists whom he deems to be insufficiently committed to him, including former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who balked at Trump's demands to end the Mueller investigation, and Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), who wouldn't go along with Trump's plan to attempt to get "reinstated" as president despite having lost the 2020 presidential election.