‘How cool is that???’

Trump Mocks Alex Vindman After Florida Primary Loss: ‘How cool is that???’

Alex Vindman’s political comeback attempt ended with a major defeat Tuesday night. The retired lieutenant colonel and former National Security Council official lost the Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat in Florida.

Progressive state Rep. Angie Nixon pulled off the upset. Nixon is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and entered the race with far less money and much less support from the party establishment.

Vindman became a national political figure during the 2019 impeachment fight over President Trump’s phone call with Ukraine. He later built his Senate campaign around his anti-Trump profile and attracted significant support from Democratic donors.

But the money did not translate into votes. Vindman raised more than $16 million, while Nixon brought in under $1 million, according to the source report. Despite that enormous fundraising advantage, Vindman was defeated by the candidate many Democrats had not expected to win.

President Trump quickly reacted to the result and appeared to enjoy the outcome. After the loss, he took a victory lap over the former impeachment witness.

Trump’s reaction was brief and blunt: “How cool is that???”

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On August 18, 2026 in the Florida Democratic U.S. Senate primary, state Representative Angie Nixon defeated retired Lieutenant Colonel Alex Vindman by winning approximately 56% to 44% of the vote, securing a margin of victory of about 12 percentage points.

Socialism had support in that Democrat primary race which is anything but cool."  We can only hope that her win was an anomaly (and people were enticed by free stuff) and that Ashley Moody wins state-wide in the General.