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Outbound Virginia Republicans Rep. Bob Good delivered a blunt evaluation of his time in Congress during his farewell speech.
The former chairman of the freedom meeting lost his seat in Congress after a recount of his contested primary against Trump-backed John McGuire in August.
First selected in 2020, Good’s burn-it-all-down tactics in the house made enemies out of colleagues, including the president-elect Donald Trump and former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy.
In his final address to the floor on Wednesday, Good bragged about how little was accomplished during his tenure, claiming that most of what Congress does “is bad.”
‘In fact, most of what we do here in Washington is bad, certainly unconstitutional, unjustified and often downright harmful. Not to mention, we don’t have the money, he said.
‘So the less we do, the better. In fact, we should be proud of the charge that this Congress during the last two years has done less than most Congresses.’
The Virginia legislature insisted lack of performance was in an attempt to prevent democrats from passing legislation.
Good said: ‘As Republicans, what should we have done more of that Biden and Schumer would agree to do?’
Outgoing Virginia Republican Rep. Bob Good bragged about how little was accomplished during his tenure, claiming most of what Congress does ‘is bad’
The former Freedom Caucus chairman shockingly lost his seat in Congress after a recount of his contested primary against Trump-backed John McGuire
The right-wing Freedom Caucus chairman lost the president’s endorsement when he initially endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the presidential primary.
Trump never forgot that and worked to actively rally voters against Good, who called him ‘bad for Virginia and bad for the United States.’
‘He turned his back on our incredible movement and attacks and fought me constantly until recently when he gave warm and “loving” support – But really it was too late,’ Trump wrote on Truth Social before Election Day.
But in his farewell speech, Good explained that he had hoped to work with Trump during his time in Congress.
“When I first ran for Congress in 2020, I assumed that I would have the opportunity to serve alongside President Trump, help him build on the successes of his first term, and help him implement his second term agenda ,” Good said.
‘Unfortunately, that has not been the case. And like most Republicans, my efforts have been of utmost necessity directed at fighting the Democrats’ agenda.’
Good’s primary race on June 18 had been so close that it took weeks for results to come in, and Good financed the recount himself.
But in the end, that didn’t make up the nearly 400-vote gap out of 62,000 votes cast, and the Associated Press called the race for McGuire Thursday night.
The right-wing Freedom Caucus chairman lost Trump’s endorsement when he initially endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the presidential primary
In his farewell speech, however, Good explained that he had hoped to work with Trump during his time in Congress when he was elected in 2020
With 99 percent of the vote totaled, McGuire won by just 393 votes, and now the Freedom Caucus will be forced to elect a new chair.
In a concession statement, Good boasted that he had been ‘the strongest and most consistent voice in the House for the protection of life against contraception.’
Despite the heat from the former president, Good was one of a handful of right-wing politicians who traveled to Manhattan on May 16 to support Trump in his criminal case. McGuire went to New York to court Trump’s support that same day.
Trump conducted a televised town hall for McGuire on the eve of the primary to further jab at Good.
In June, a member of the Freedom Caucus, Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, even Good’s opponent. Caucus typically likes to put on a united front.
