Exclusive: Sen. Tom Cotton supports former President Trump's bid for the 2024 Republican nomination and says he looks forward to “working with him to take back the White House and the Senate” and get the country “back on track.” he told Fox News Digital.
“When Donald Trump was president, America was safe, strong and prosperous,” Cotton, R-Arkansas, told Fox News Digital. “Joe Biden became president and everything went to hell. Families can't afford groceries, the border is wide open, there's a full-scale invasion, and the enemy is everywhere. We’re starting a war.”
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“I support President Trump and look forward to working with him to take back the White House and the Senate so we can help hardworking Arkansans who are suffering from Joe Biden's disastrous policies.” There is.”
Cotton added: “It's time to get our country back on track.”
Sen. Tom Cotton has endorsed former President Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. (Zach Gibson/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Cotton and the former president collaborated on immigration policy and border security during the Trump administration.
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In 2017, Trump supported a bill introduced by Cotton and then-Sen. David Perdue called for a merit-based system that would overhaul legal immigration in the United States by cutting the number of green cards issued from 1 million to 500,000 a year.
The bill, the Reform American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act, aims to protect jobs for American workers while prioritizing immigrants based on the skills they bring to the United States.
The bill was not passed, but was announced at a high-profile ceremony at the White House.
A source close to Cotton told Fox News Digital that the senator hopes to work with President Trump on immigration reform during a possible second term.
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Cotton's endorsement of Trump comes as Republican senators are rallying around the top 2024 Republican candidate.
Mr. Cotton is joined by Sens. J.D. Vance of Ohio, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Rick Scott of Florida, Josh Hawley of Missouri and Eric Schmitt of South Carolina. He joins nearly 20 Republican senators, including Sen. Lindsey Graham and others, in expressing support for Trump.
