The most prominent Republican in the race to unseat Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown next year has fired a top aide after social media posts surfaced in which the staffer criticized Donald Trump.
FILE - Republican Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose speaks during an election night watch party, Nov. 8, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. LaRose, the most prominent Republican in the race to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown in 2024, has fired one of his top aides after social media posts surfaced in which the staffer criticized Donald Trump. LaRose's office confirmed press secretary Rob Nichols's departure on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.
LaRose's office confirmed press secretary Rob Nichols's departure on Wednesday. A longtime Republican operative in the state, Nichols held a similar position with then-Republican Gov. John Kasich before he ran for president andThe abrupt dismissal followed Trump political allies on X, formerly Twitter, discovering and posting a cache of old tweets from Nichols' personal account that took aim at the former president, including for his impeachments, indictments and appearance.
In one tweet, Nichols is quoted replying to a Trump supporter: “it’s been an incredible indictments race to the bottom for your guys and hunter biden...the daytona 500 of felonies and misdemeanors." His interim replacement, Mary Cianciolo, confirmed that Nichols no longer works for LaRose, but said she could not comment further on a personnel matter.
Reached by phone, Nichols declined comment on the matter. He had deleted the offending account before the tweets were brought to light.what is expected to be one of the most closely watched contests of 2024 and one where Trump's endorsement could again prove crucial — as it did last year.
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