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Trump wades into nasty Senate primary: The president promoted a pair of Republicans taking on coal baron Don Blankenship.
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| Contributor | BrentinCO |
| Last Edited | BrentinCO Apr 09, 2018 06:49pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Apr 05, 2018 06:00pm |
| Description | President Donald Trump waded into the heated West Virginia Senate primary on Thursday, promoting two party favorites at the expense of a third Republican candidate the GOP hierarchy is trying to defeat — coal baron and former prisoner Don Blankenship.
During an ostensibly official event to tout the tax reform law, the president was flanked by two mainstream Republicans, Rep. Evan Jenkins and state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, who are competing in the May 8 primary for the right to take on Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin. Early in the event, Trump introduced both men, who each gave a brief speech showering the commander in chief with praise |
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