President Trump appears to have turned on Florida House Republican Maria Salazar, sharing 13 X posts critical of her on his Truth Social website, including calls for her to be primaried and replaced by another Republican. It came after Salazar released a campaign ad last week, filmed outside the White House, in which she said: “Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far.” Trump’s posts demonstrate his fury over Salazar’s comments and come despite a sharp tightening in polls between her and Democratic challenger Eliott Rodriguez in the battle for Florida’s 27th congressional district in November.
If Democrats succeed in flipping the House, it would significantly restrain Trump’s freedom to pass legislation in his final two years. Newsweek contacted Representative Salazar for comment via email on Sunday outside of regular office hours. On Saturday, Trump shared a Washington Post article about Salazar’s criticism of him, titled: “A Miami Republican faces backlash after publicly giving Trump immigration advice.” It quoted a number of local Florida Republicans who criticized her move and a former GOP strategist who said it had backfired.
The president went on to share screenshots of 13 X posts, which appeared to be from members of the public, criticizing Salazar. In one post shared by Trump, an X user called John Hodnett commented: “She tried a stunt and it back fired!” James Vinson, another X user, branded Salazar a “back stabber” in a post shared by Trump while Juan Pablo said: “Trump must remove his endorsement of her.” Trump also shared screenshots of two X posts from anonymous users, one of which said “So we need a NEW Republican to Replace Salazar” while the second read “Primary her in two years and see how she likes to keep criticizing Trump then.” The controversy began when Salazar, the child of Cuban exiles, released a campaign ad filmed outside the White House on September 17. In the video, Salazar said: “Mr.
In July, 50 percent of the 50,000 people that were detained had no criminal record. Be careful what your advisers are telling you about immigration policy. I'm not talking about giving them amnesty.
I'm talking about giving them a dignified life in this promised land.” During a subsequent appearance on CBS News’ Face The Nation, Salazar said she had communicated the same message to Trump in person, commenting: “No other president was able to convince the Hispanics to vote 55 points for a GOP president. Please preserve that fortune that you have brought to the party.” The odds-on Salazar beating Rodriguez to retain her seat in November have deteriorated dramatically according to Polymarket and Kalshi, two leading online financial exchanges. On September 1, Polymarket gave Salazar an 82 percent chance of victory versus just 16 percent for Rodriguez.
However, as of Sunday, her odds of victory had fallen to 64 percent, while Rodriguez had seen his rise to 37 percent. Over the same period, Salazar’s odds of victory fell from 78 percent to 64 percent with Kalshi, while Rodriguez’s chances increased from 22 percent to 37 percent. A poll of 600 likely voters, sponsored by the Democratic supporting House Majority PAC, was conducted by Tulchin Research between September 8 and 13.
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