Tennessee governor bucks Trump, endorses against Ogles in primary
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) on Tuesday endorsed Charlie Hatcher (R), who is challenging incumbent Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) in the GOP primary in the Volunteer State’s 5th Congressional District. “Charlie Hatcher and I have been friends for 25 years,” Lee said in a video Hatcher posted to Facebook. “I’m a cattleman, he was our…
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Bill Lee (R) on Tuesday endorsed Charlie Hatcher (R), who is challenging incumbent Rep.
Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) in the GOP primary in the Volunteer State’s 5th Congressional District.
“Charlie Hatcher and I have been friends for 25 years,” Lee said in a video Hatcher posted to Facebook. “I’m a cattleman, he was our veterinarian.”
Lee later said that Hatcher, who worked in his administration as Tennessee’s Commissioner of Agriculture from 2019 until last year, has “stood with” President Trump “since day one.”
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