Former President Trump on Sunday retracted his earlier endorsement in Arizona’s hotly contested congressional primary, opting to give his “full” support to both candidates.
President Trump previously endorsed Abe Hamadeh, who is running against Blake Masters in the Arizona 8th District Republican Primary, but although both men lost their statewide races in 2022, he is taking a gamble by endorsing Masters as well. Authentic Social Posts Early Sunday morning.
Trump said the race had “two great candidates who put America First” and praised both Masters and Hamadeh.
“They are both outstanding candidates, and I am pleased that both Blake Masters and Abe Hamadeh have my full endorsement to be the next Representatives for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District,” he continued. “They will not disappoint you!”
Hamadeh and Masters have been bitter rivals since 2022, when Hamadeh ran for attorney general and Masters ran for U.S. Senate.
The July 30 primary election is expected to be a close race between the candidates.
Trump’s change of tack came after he added Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) to his running mate list, whose 2022 campaign is being funded primarily by tech billionaire Peter Thiel, who was also a major donor to Masters’ campaign.
Both Vance and Masters have close ties to Thiel, but Masters I tried to keep my distance Recently, a major donor contacted us with the following message:
President Trump endorsed Masters for the 2022 U.S. Senate race, but he lost to Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Calif.).
