Donald Trump Delivers Scathing Rebuke of Colorado GOP Sen Candidate Who Trashed Him on CNN

Former President Donald Trump today delivered a scathing rebuke of Colorado GOP Senate candidate Joe O’Dea, who trashed him in a CNN “State of the Union” interview.

During the interview with CNN, O’Dea told host Dana Bash, “I don’t think Donald Trump should run again [for president].”

“I’m going to actively campaign against Donald Trump and make sure that we’ve got four or five really great Republicans right now,” O’Dea added if elected.

O’Dea also called Jan. 6 a “stain” on America and that he believes Trump should have done more to prevent some of what took place.

One Colorado conservative radio host, Richard Randall, was left stunned by O’Dea’s comments as he shared a clip of them in a tweet and said, “Saturday I hosted O’Dea event in Colorado Springs. Majority of the crowd were Trump supporters.”

“Like me, most disagreed with O’Dea on a few issues but were willing to support him fully in order to defeat Michael Bennet. I knew he didn’t want Trump to run but now this, now what?” Randall wondered.

Saturday I hosted O’Dea event in Colorado Springs. Majority of the crowd were Trump supporters. Like me, most disagreed with O’Dea on a few issues but were willing to support him fully in order to defeat Michael Bennet. I knew he didn’t want Trump to run but now this, now what? pic.twitter.com/xigHJOKi3J

— Richard Randall (@RANDALLONRADIO) October 17, 2022

In a Truth Social post, Trump appeared to provide an answer to Randall, as he said, “There’s this RINO character in the Great State of Colorado, Joe O’Dea, that is running against the incumbent Democrat for the United States Senate, who is having a good old time saying that he wants to ‘distance’ himself from President Trump, and other slightly nasty things.”

“He should look at the Economy, Inflation, Energy Independence, defeating ISIS, the Strongest EVER Border, Great Trade Deals, & much more, before he speaks. MAGA doesn’t Vote for stupid people with big mouths. Good luck Joe!” Trump explained.

O’Dea responded to Trump’s Truth Social post in a statement to CNN where he claimed, “I’m a construction guy, not a politician.”

“President Trump is entitled to his opinion but I’m my own man and I’ll call it like I see it. Another Biden, Trump election will tear this country apart. DeSantis, Scott, Pompeo or Haley would be better choices. These elections should be focused on Joe Biden’s failures – supercharged inflation, a broken border, rampant crime, a war on American energy – not a rehash of 2020. America needs to move forward,” O’Dea reiterated.