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Angie Nixon, a Democratic Socialists of America member. Donald Trump celebrated the result on Truth Social, calling Vindman a 'treasonous creep' and demanding his prosecution.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-20T09:05:28.635Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-20T05:40:57.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-20T09:05:28.635Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":40,"critic":55,"hype":75,"notes":{"trust":"Only one outlet's own report; others are digests with no named sources.","critic":"No affected parties quoted; digests lack context or next steps.","hype":"Headlines and social posts use loaded terms like 'treasonous creep'."}},"tags":["#USPolitics","#FloridaPrimary","#TrumpImpeachment","#DemocraticSocialists","#VindmanNixonRace"],"entities":["Alexander Vindman","Angie Nixon","Donald Trump","Democratic Socialists of America","Florida"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Alexander Vindman, a central figure in Donald Trump’s 2019 impeachment, lost the Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat in Florida on 19 August 2026.","Angie Nixon, a Democratic Socialists of America member and state representative, defeated Vindman after raising less than $1 million to his $16 million.","Trump called Vindman a 'treasonous creep' on Truth Social and described Nixon’s victory as the 'most gratifying loss' of the primaries.","Trump repeated his claim that his 2019 call with Ukraine’s president was 'perfect' and called for Vindman to be prosecuted."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Alexander Vindman, the retired lieutenant colonel who testified in Donald Trump’s 2019 impeachment, lost the Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat in Florida on 19 August 2026. His opponent, state Rep. Angie Nixon, is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. Nixon raised less than $1 million for her campaign; Vindman raised more than $16 million."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Vindman was director of European affairs at the National Security Council when he reported concerns about Trump’s July 2019 call with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump was impeached by the House in December 2019 and acquitted by the Senate in February 2020. Trump has repeatedly called the call 'perfect' and said it was recorded."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"On 20 August 2026 Trump posted on Truth Social that Vindman’s defeat was the 'most gratifying loss' of the primary night. He called Vindman a 'treasonous creep' and said Nixon 'can’t speak or think properly'. Trump also said Vindman should be prosecuted for his role in the impeachment."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated digests or the centre-rated digest mentioned that no left-rated outlet ran the story at all. 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