Trump Throws Daniel Cameron Under the Bus After Loss in Kentucky: Couldn’t Lose the ‘Stench of Mitch McConnell’

Donald Trump threw Daniel Cameron , the GOP’s candidate for governor in Kentucky, under the bus less than 24 hours after he lost and just days after the former president praised him for proving that he wasn’t a disciple of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).

“Daniel Cameron lost because he couldn’t alleviate the stench of Mitch McConnell. I told him early that’s a big burden to overcome,” declared Trump on Truth Social Wednesday morning. “McConnell and [Mitt] Romney are Kryptonite for Republican Candidates. I moved him up 25 Points, but the McConnell relationship was ‘too much to bear.’ Tate Reeves , on the other hand, surged to a win for Governor in Mississippi after my involvement. Congratulations to Tate!”

Trump’s lamentation of Cameron’s relationship with McConnell was a far cry from what he had to say about the candidate prior to his loss to incumbent Democrat Andy Beshear .

“Wow, Daniel Cameron of Kentucky has made a huge surge, now that they see my strong Endorsement, and the fact that he’s not really ;a McConnell guy,'” argued Trump on Saturday. “They only try to label him that because he comes from the Great State of Kentucky. Anyway, Go Daniel, great future for you and your State—You will bring it to new levels of success, and I will help you!”

Cameron previously worked in McConnell’s Senate office, but ran for governor as an acolyte of Trump. The last video posted on the Cameron campaign’s YouTube channel two weeks ago was an ad called “Endorsed.”

“I’m the only candidate endorsed by President Trump,” Cameron declared in the video , which also featured a clip of the two together at a rally.

McConnell, who was first elected to the Senate in 1984, has won seven straight elections in Kentucky. His former general counsel, Russell Coleman , won his race for attorney general on Tuesday by 16 points.