Early primary voting at Galleria Mall in Henderson, Nevada, on May 30, 2024.
By Dana Gentry, Nevada Current
With two days left for early voting in the primary election and a rally planned in Las Vegas on Sunday, Donald Trump has yet to endorse a candidate in the contentious Republican battle for U.S. Senate.
“Nevada—there is a very important Republican Primary Election on Tuesday, June 11, for the United States Senate and other important races, and I need you to get out and vote,” Trump said Tuesday in a video on Truth Social, the social media platform he owns. But Trump, whose endorsement is feverishly sought by Senate candidates Sam Brown and Jeff Gunter, has not said for whom voters should cast their ballots.
“I’m hearing that he’s staying out of it,” said Amy Tarkanian, the former chairwoman of the Nevada Republican Party.
“The word on the street is that he’s probably not going to endorse in the U.S. Senate race,” Republican pundit and political operative Chuck Muth said during a phone interview. “He’s just going to stay out of it, which is interesting.”
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