Former President
Donald Trump endorsed businessman Eric Hovde’s candidacy for the
Senate in Wisconsin during a campaign rally on Tuesday. Trump, the presumptive
Republican presidential nominee, has frequently Republican primary candidates with his endorsements, helping many of them win their respective primaries. On Tuesday, Trump endorsed Hovde — the CEO of Sunwest Bank — to against
Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin in the 2024
election, with the state being regarded as a “ ” that is crucial to his 2024 campaign strategy. “[He’s] a man who’s doing really good…he’s just about even in the polls, I see it. He’s a handsome devil…U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde,” Trump remarked during his speech. “Eric, I am giving you my complete and total endorsement, so go out and win…you’d better win. We always win.” Close the border. Keep our families safe. Fix the problem. — Eric Hovde (@EricHovde) Hovde Trump’s candidacy for the presidency on Feb. 22. Hovde’s campaign has been supported by the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), the GOP’s Senate campaign organization, which recruited him to run after two House
Republicans to do so. Hovde previously ran for the Senate in 2012 against then-Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, Baldwin’s predecessor, but the Republican primary that year to former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, who later lost to Kohl. Since announcing his candidacy, Hovde has raised more than , according to WisPolitics. Hovde’s campaign has focused on the cost of living, illegal
immigration to the
United States, healthcare and foreign policy as his for the election. “We have always been a nation of immigrants, but the
American Dream should be pursued legally through the appropriate channels. The Biden-Baldwin open border policy is fueling a crisis on our southern border and many people have lost their lives because of it. Our laws need to be enforced and our borders strengthened if we want to keep our streets safe and protect the lives of U.S. citizens and migrants,” Hovde wrote on his . Hovde has been by all of Wisconsin’s Republican members of the House of Representatives as well as former Republican Gov. of Wisconsin. He is running against two other lesser-known candidates. However, in , Hovde remains behind former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, who has not declared his candidacy but has that he may run. Wisconsin’s Republican senatorial primary is for Aug. 13. Trump’s endorsement of Hovde may lead to a significant polling boost for his candidacy. In Michigan, after Trump endorsed former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers in the 2024 Senate campaign, support for Rogers increased by 40 percentage points to 67%, making him the frontrunner, to a poll by the Michigan Information & Research Service. All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter’s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact .