Morning Digest: Days after praising Idaho's governor, Trump backs his far-right primary foe
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar. LeadMorning Digest: Days after praising Idaho's governor, Trump backs his far-right primary foe
The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar. Leading Off ● ID-Gov: Donald Trump waded into the Republican primary on Tuesday evening by endorsing far-right Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin’s bid to take down Idaho Gov. Brad Little. Trump did not mention Little in his not-Tweet, which he instead used to laud McGeachin as “a true supporter of MAGA since the very beginning.” Whoever wins the nomination in May should have no trouble prevailing in the 2022 general election in what has long been one of the reddest states in the nation. While Trump has been eager to end the careers of Republican governors and members of Congress who have pushed back on his 2020 election lies, Politico’s Zach Montellaro notes that Little himself doesn’t appear to have done anything to provoke Trump’s wrath. Indeed, Montellaro notes that it was just last week that the GOP leader recognized Little at an event held at Mar-a-Lago. “We also have Gov. Brad Little, who is a terrific gentleman,” Trump said, adding, “Thank you Brad. He’s working on a project.” Read more

