Joe Manchin ENDORSES Republican opponent to Trump-backed West Virginia lawmaker

Joe Manchin endorses a REPUBLICAN: West Virginia Democrat slams Trump-backed lawmaker in his own state and backs his opponent as he intervenes in GOP primary battle with TV ad bashing Biden’s Build Back Better plan

• It’s rare for a Dem lawmaker to throw their weight into a Republican primary
• ‘I’ve always said if I can’t go home to explain it, I can’t vote for it. And that’s why I opposed Build Back Better,’ Manchin said in a 30-second television ad
• He’s throwing support behind Rep. David McKinley, who is up against fellow GOP Rep. Alex Mooney after West Virginia lost a Congressional seat to redistricting
• Mooney has been hailed as a ‘warrior’ by Trump and is seen as a potential 2024 challenger to Manchin’s Senate seat 

By Elizabeth Elkind, Politics Reporter For Dailymail.Com