A three-time Trump voter says it’s “insulting” that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s son-in-law is even running for Congress.
Meg Ellefson, a Wisconsin podcaster and former drive-time radio host, has lived in the district for 20 years and voted for President Donald Trump three times. Now she’s one of the loudest Republican voices against his chosen candidate.
Republican candidate Michael Alfonso, 26, is running in the Aug. 11 Republican primary for Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District — Duffy’s old seat.
“I think it’s insulting to people in the 7th that someone who lacks qualifications and any life experiences and any kind of demonstrable leadership skills or experience is even being touted as a candidate,” Ellefson told the Associated Press. “It’s super aggravating to me.”
Duffy transferred $1 million from his old congressional account to Alfonso’s super PAC and lobbied Trump to endorse him.
“[Duffy] is exploiting his Cabinet position and fame to influence an election and hand one of the nation’s highest offices to his unqualified, 26-year-old son-in-law,” Ellefson told Axios.
She said she’s “utterly disgusted by this blatant manipulation of voters.”