He defied Trump and still survived a GOP primary

Published: June 10, 2022, 9 a.m.

b'This week in the GOP primary for South Dakota\\u2019s at-large district, Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) defeated a challenger from his right who claimed he wasn\\u2019t aligned closely enough with former President Donald Trump, even though Johnson agrees with Trump on many policies. Johnson\\u2019s vote for a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attacks and his support for Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) to remain in House Leadership was cited as proof he is not an ally of the former president. Johnson also faced more than $500,000 in spending against him from Drain the DC Swamp PAC. He tells Ryan Lizza that South Dakotans like Trump \\u2013 but they also like Dusty Johnson. Find out how he overcame the challenges faced from defying Trump and how he survived to win the Republican nomination on this week\\u2019s episode of Playbook Deep Dive.'