The leader of the Republicans’ U.S. Senate campaign arm formally threw his support behind America’s 45th president Monday evening.
Montana Republican Steve Daines formally endorsed Donald Trump as his choice in the 2024 GOP primary while appearing on Triggered, a podcast hosted by the former president’s son, Donald Trump Jr.
BREAKING: NRSC Chairman Senator @SteveDaines endorses @realDonaldTrump for 2024 Live on @DonaldJTrumpJr’s podcast 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/F7mqfzsvf6
— MAGA War Room (@MAGAIncWarRoom) April 24, 2023
NBC’s Senior National Political Reporter Sahil Kapur noted that the endorsement puts Daines at odds with Mitch McConnell, who has previously told his outlet that Trump was a detriment with swing voters in 2020.
The Steve Daines endorsement of Trump will make for an interesting dynamic between Daines, as head of the NRSC and tasked with capturing the Senate majority in 2024, and Mitch McConnell, who had this to say about Trump in December: https://t.co/vjsEsFKUlD
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) April 25, 2023
As noted by many including Trump’s communications advisor Jason Miller, Daines has significant sway with the Republican Party’s top donors.
Trump Is Endorsed by a Senator With Sway on Republican Donors
— Jason Miller (@JasonMillerinDC) April 25, 2023
“Steve Daines of Montana, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, cited the former president’s accomplishments on issues like immigration.” https://t.co/zCPaVKqy8L
Chronicles Magazine editor Pedro Gonzalez highlighted the track record of Trump and his family seemingly caving to the wills of big business, including Disney and Anheuser-Busch.
Steve Daines, who is close with big donors, endorsed Trump on Don Jr’s podcast a week after Jr told conservatives to quit boycotting Bud Light after parent company Anheuser-Busch told the GOP to stop. This also follows Trump siding against DeSantis with Disney, which donated $10… pic.twitter.com/zQe6ufMxE2
— Pedro L. Gonzalez (@emeriticus) April 25, 2023
Not all conservatives seemed thrilled with the endorsement. Principles First founder Heath Mayo called such a significant endorsement this early in the presidential campaign cycle “absolutely pathetic.” Mayo’s group started in 2019 as an “anti-CPAC”.
Good grief. The NRSC Chairman (@SteveDaines) has also now endorsed Trump for 2024. Serious institutional GOP support—this early. Absolutely pathetic.
— Heath Mayo (@HeathMayo) April 24, 2023
i am not donating a dime to republican senate candidates or @NRSC this cycle over @SteveDaines’s words…and i usually shell out.
— kaitlin (@thefactualprep) April 24, 2023
Still, Trump appears to be gathering the most support of any declared 2024 Republican presidential candidate at this point in the race, having garnered the endorsements of over fifty sitting members of Congress.
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OK what about the NRCC??
Glad to see a Republicsn that won’t kneel to Satan’s Demo-Nazi party and the demons from he’ll
No names need be included in thus cause everyone knows who those crime family traitors are
Wonderful. Based on today’s announcement from the other side we could be choosing between two geriatrics – one just under 80 and the other over 80 and over the hill. If those are the choices so be it. It is a no-brainer. But, I can’t help thinking we are going down a dumb path.