— Donald Trump recently delivered the news to Rep. Matt Rosendale: He wouldn’t win the former president’s coveted endorsement if he runs in the GOP primary for the US Senate seat in Montana, according to a Trump ally, a decision with major implications in the high-stakes battle for control of the Senate. In West Virginia, Trump privately suggested to Rep. Alex Mooney that he is unlikely to back him in the Senate GOP primary over Gov. Jim Justice, the candidate backed by Republican leaders, in part because of his loyalty to the West Virginia governor, something the House conservative confirmed to after meeting with Trump twice and seeking his endorsement. The twin developments will be welcome news for GOP leaders, who have been carefully maneuvering for months to try to keep Trump from undermining their efforts to prop up their preferred candidates in the nation’s most pivotal Senate races. Their goal: Intervene in GOP primaries to pick candidates they believe can win in the general elections and keep Trump on the same page – all in a bid to avoid the 2022 debacle when Trump-endorsed candidates collapsed in the general election and cemented Democratic control of the Senate. And despite his legal woes, including the possibility of facing a third criminal indictment, Trump’s sway among hardcore GOP voters is enough to scramble Republican congressional primaries simply by offering up his endorsement. Even his allies are uncertain if the former president will stay in line with GOP leaders— Donald Trump recently delivered the news to Rep. Matt Rosendale: He wouldn’t win the former president’s coveted endorsement if he runs in the GOP primary for the US Senate seat in Montana, according to a Trump ally, a decision with major implications in the high-stakes battle Republicans are now carefully maneuvering to keep Trump from undermining their efforts to prop up their preferred candidates in the nation’s most pivotal Senate races. Their goal: Intervene in GOP primaries to pick candidates they believe can win in the general elections and keep Trump on the same page – all in a bid to avoid the 2022 debacle when Trump-endorsed candidates collapsed in the general election and cemented Democratic control of the Senate. And despite his legal woes, including the possibility of facing a third criminal indictment, Trump’s swiping movement hasn’y yet taken hold as it did last year (and before)_In this March 2018 photo/Getty Images ____________#Clothing #SenateRun2024(http://www…>'I don‘ruimmcintoshiilly?|=1f419b2ca3363926454425473837355
President Donald Trump’s maneuvering in key states buoyed Senate Republicans on Tuesday, despite a feud with the conservative group that helped propel him to the presidency.
