FormerRepublicanNational Committee chairmanMichael Steeleisn’t letting PresidentDonald Trumpoff the hook.
Trump backed Ed Gillespie, the party’s candidate for governor in Virginia. WhenGillespie lost to Democrat Ralph Northam on Tuesday, Trump attempted to duck the blame:
Ed Gillespie worked hard but did not embrace me or what I stand for. Don’t forget, Republicans won 4 out of 4 House seats, and with the economy doing record numbers, we will continue to win, even bigger than before!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 8, 2017
Steele fired back:
Did YOU win Virginia?https://t.co/ZH8STJ4pEj
— Michael Steele (@MichaelSteele) November 8, 2017
Trump lost Virginia in the 2016 presidential election by a little more than five points, orright in line with the average of the polls.
Prior to the election, Steele announced that he would not vote for TrumporHillary Clinton.
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.