Less than a week after announcing his candidacy for the U.S. Senate, Republican Congressman Matt Rosendale of Montana announced his resignation.
Rosendale, who launched his Senate bid last Friday, said: statement On Thursday, former President Donald Trump announced he was abandoning his candidacy after he moved to endorse Tim Sheehy. He also cited a “lack of resources.”
Rosendale said in a statement: “As everyone knows, I planned to run for the Senate and win both the primary and general election. But the day I announced, President Trump We have announced that we will support the following candidates.” .
“I have long been a supporter of the president and still am, but I have been forced to calculate what my chances of success would be if President Trump supported his opponent. This race is already going to be tough because I was running against Mitch,” McConnell and the rest of the Republican establishment in Washington. “But I felt I could beat them because voters don’t agree with their choice of who will be Montana’s next senator,” he continued.
“But by my calculations, the hill was too steep, with President Trump supporting his opponent and lacking resources. I spoke with Sen. Daines earlier this week, and this is a sign that Republicans are “We all agree that this is the best path to regaining power, and we have a majority in the U.S. Senate,” he noted. “Over the next few days, my family and I will return to my home in Montana to pray and reflect on what’s next.”
While Trump has endorsed Sheehy, Republican Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Mike Lee of Utah have endorsed Rosendale in the primary.
playing cards \before approved Rosendale ran for U.S. Senate in 2018, but lost to incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana, who is also running this year.
In 2020, President Trump approved Rosendale ultimately won the Republican primary for the House seat.
in him statement President Trump last week endorsed Sheehy for the Senate and said he would be willing to support Rosendale if the senator chooses to run for Congress.
“I also respect Matt Rosendale and have been very happy to support him in the past, and if he decides to change course and run for Congress. “I intend to support him again in the future. But in this case, Tim is that candidate.”Currently in the best position to defeat Lazy Jon Tester and regain the Republican majority in the U.S. Senate. Yes,” President Trump declared.
in Tweet “Matt, the state of Montana is grateful for your service and for showing Washington, D.C., what it means to rein in reckless spending. Together, we will… I know I can win this race and beat Jon Tester.”
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