GOP Rep. Jim Baird of Indiana has been hospitalized after he and his wife, Danise, were involved in a car accident.
The accident means the GOP House majority will narrow even further, at least temporarily, following an announcement Tuesday that Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California died suddenly at the age of 65.
President Donald Trump mentioned Baird’s accident Tuesday during remarks that he delivered to Republican members of Congress at the newly renamed Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.
“I also want to send our best wishes to Congressman Jim Baird and his wife, who are recovering from a car accident,” Trump said.
“They’re going to be OK, but they had a pretty bad accident, and we’re praying
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