Trump Appears Likely To Endorse Greitens For Senate

Politico reports:

Missouri Senate candidate Eric Greitens is rising in former President Donald Trump’s eyes — and an episode at last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference shows why.

The controversial former governor ran into a Trump ally in Orlando, Fla., who jokingly offered him tickets to a Trump-hosted private reception — but with a catch: He had to tweet out his opposition to the former president’s archnemesis, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

The moment illustrates how Greitens — who resigned as governor in 2018 after his hairdresser accused him of sexually assaulting her — has gained favor with Trump and some in his inner circle.

Read the full article. The resultant tweet is below.

Trump’s McConnell obsession leads him toward endorsing Eric Greitens “despite fears among other powerful Republicans that the Missouri Republican is the only GOP candidate who could potentially lose the seat in November.”

https://t.co/IWGY52s06R via @politico

— Daily Rotation (@dailyrotation) March 4, 2022

I was the first person in the country who said that when I’m in the Senate, I’m voting for new leadership.

No More RINOs. I’m not voting for Mitch McConnell.pic.twitter.com/qqsxG25gOr

— Eric Greitens (@EricGreitens) February 26, 2022