Former President Donald Trump received the endorsement of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Friday night as he appeared for a campaign rally in the state . The Friday night event marked Trumps first public appearance at a rally since he was indicted in Fulton County Georgia over charges related to interference in the election . For Noem the endorsement marked a chance to cater a strong connection with Trump and establish herself as a loyal surrogate to his latest presidential campaign . The rally comes at a time when Trump the Republican frontrunner is expanding his lead in the GOP primary but is still devoting a large amount of time to dealing with the felony charges against him across four indictments . Recent polling has shown Trump with a wide lead over his opponents in the primary including a SSRS poll released this week that found he was ahead of his nearest opponent Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis by more than points . Earlier Friday evening a federal judge rejected Mark Meadows bid to move his Georgia criminal case to federal court a significant setback for Trumps onetime White House chief of staff and a troubling sign for the ex-presidential candidate . Earlier on Thursday Peter Navarro was convicted on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to adhere to a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the January attack on the Capitol . On Thursday he was convicted of contempt of . House of Representatives. Peter Navarra . Peter Navaro was convicted . The former . Navararra was convicted for two counts . of criminal criminal contempt on Thursday . and a significant. of criminal . contempt ofCongress for failing to comply with the House of Congress. The former President of the . House. and a federal . and the former President. The . House select Committee investigating the . Congress. of . the .
Trump gets South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s endorsement while headlining rally in
