Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) is facing a growing threat of censure by the Republican Party of his home state for his criticism of former President Donald Trump. A vocal critic of Trump, Sasse tuned down his rhetoric when Trump in September 2019 endorsed him for reelection, but renewed his criticism after he defeated his Republican primary challenger in November 2020. In the wake of the Jan. 6 violence at the U.S. Capitol, Sasse blamed Trump for the mayhem, and voted in favor of the outgoing president’s second impeachment trial. The local Republican Party in Sarpy County, Nebraska’s most populous Republican-majority county, voted on Thursday to join Republicans in two other counties in their effort to condemn Sasse, reported the Omaha World-Herald. In a resolution passed by a 2-1 vote, the Sarpy Republicans declared that Sasse has “violated the trust of his voters” by making “repeated character attacks” against Trump, including …