Trump endorsed 5 candidates in Tuesday’s primaries. Here are the winners.
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Donald Trump’s pick to be the next governor of Wisconsin won his primary last night — but the former president struck out, narrowly, in an attempt to take down the most powerful Republican legislator in the state.
While Adam Steen failed to defeat Wisconsin state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who won by a few percentage points, Trump picked candidates in a handful of other major races Tuesday as he continues stretching the power of his endorsement around the country.
We’re tracking Donald Trump’s endorsement track record through the 2022 primaries. Get caught up here:
He also avoided endorsing any candidates in Vermont and Minnesota, two states Biden won handily in 2020. Here are the Trump picks who won Tuesday night.
Last week, Trump gave an endorsement to the Levy, the Republican National Committee member whom he nominated to be U.S. ambassador to Chile in 2020, though she was never confirmed. In his endorsement, Trump said Levy was a “tireless advocate” for the state — but spent the rest of the time bashing Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s “fake war story” from his time in the military and downplaying GOP opponent Themis Klarides’ endorsements from Republican governors.
