Trump was upset by his connection to Sean Parnell’s faltering Senate campaign and blamed Donald Jr. for the fallout after his endorsement: report – By John L. Dorman (Business Insider) / Nov 23 2021
- Trump in recent weeks was dismayed by his link to Sean Parnell’s faltering campaign, Politico said.
- Trump had endorsed Parnell and reportedly blamed Donald Jr. for his ties to the Senate campaign.
- Parnell suspended his campaign Monday after losing custody of his children amid abuse allegations.
Former President Donald Trump in recent weeks expressed dismay at the state of Sean Parnell’s Senate campaign in Pennsylvania and blamed his son Donald Jr. for his ties to the faltering campaign, Politico reported.
Parnell, an Army veteran and former congressional candidate who was highly touted by Trump’s son and endorsed by the former president in September, suspended his campaign on Monday after losing a child-custody battle.
A judge in Butler County, Pennsylvania, awarded Parnell’s estranged wife, Laurie Snell, primary custody and sole legal custody of their three children, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Earlier this month, Snell testified that Parnell choked her until she fought back to escape and that he hit their children and repeatedly hurled obscenities at her, The Inquirer reported.
