Trump blasts Miami Republican congresswoman on social media after campaign ad

President Donald Trump amplified social media posts on Saturday criticizing Miami Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, and in some cases, calling for her replacement over her ad criticizing Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

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On his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump posted a link to a Washington Post article about Salazar facing backlash from many Latino voters who “said that she has misread their sentiment and that their support for Trump has not wavered.” He then reposted more than a dozen people criticizing her and her ad.

“She is nothing but a backstabber,” one post said. “I’m glad the Latino support hasn’t wavered.”

“So we need a NEW Republican to Replace Salazar,” another post said.

In the Sept. 17 campaign ad, Salazar said some of Trump’s enforcement efforts had gone too far, and “the same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.” Trump said the next day that he still backs her for re-election and claimed his support landed her in office.

But Trump’s reposts on Saturday ranged from one person calling for him to remove his endorsement of her to another accusing Salazar of trying to make her political donors happy rather than her actual voters. Salazar didn’t respond to a request for comment.

In response, her Democratic opponent in the congressional race, Eliott Rodriguez, issued a statement calling Salazar “so politically toxic that now even Daddy Trump appears to be distancing himself from his problem child.”

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“And now Salazar’s desperate political stunt to save her seat has left her a MAGA orphan with her political career on the brink; a bitter lesson in what happens when you sell your soul at Hotel MAGA: you can try to check out anytime you like, but you can never leave,” Rodriguez said.

A White House spokesperson told the Miami Herald that it’s unfortunate Salazar “has her view, but that is not the President’s.”

“The President campaigned on a strong border, which was a large reason as to why he won by a landslide in 2024,” the spokesperson said.

Salazar is up for re-election in the Nov. 3 general election. The White House spokesperson didn’t respond to a question about whether Trump intends to formally withdraw his endorsement of her prior to the election.

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This story was originally published September 27, 2026 at 3:24 PM.