Donald Trump criticized GOP presidential candidate Will Hurd for receiving boos after stating that Trump was running for office to avoid going to prison.
Trump mocked Hurd via his Truth Social platform on Saturday, a day after Hurd made the comment at the Iowa GOP’s Lincoln Dinner.
“In Iowa last night I noticed that a little known, failed former Congressman, Will Hurd, is ridiculously running for President. He quit Congress because it would have been impossible for him to win in his district – he did a really bad job,” wrote Trump, referring to Hurd’s six years in Congress and his decision to not seek reelection in 2020.
The former president later called Hurd “wrong” for his comment and compared his campaign performance to that of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
“Anyway, he got SERIOUSLY booed off the stage when he said I was running ‘to stay out of jail,’” wrote Trump, who spoke at the Iowa event after Hurd.
“Wrong, if I wasn’t running, or running and doing badly (like him & Christie!), with no chance to win, these prosecutions would never have been brought or happened!”
Hurd’s criticism comes as the former president faces three new felony charges this week in the special counsel’s investigation into his handling of classified documents.
Hurd, in response to Trump’s post, pointed to his careers in the military and Congress before taking additional swipes at the former president.
“Donald, I served on the front lines of the war on terror, then in Congress. I’ve dedicated my life to fighting for America. You turned down your opportunity over some bone spurs and then applauded an assault on America on Jan. 6,” wrote FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS