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NBC News reports:
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Republican Blake Masters on Thursday in Arizona’s GOP Senate primary to take on Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly.
Trump in a statement noted that Masters has also falsely claimed the 2020 election was stolen, saying Masters “knows that the “Crime of the Century” took place, he will expose it and also, never let it happen again.” In one campaign campaign video, Masters claimed, “I think Trump won in 2020.”
Trump also took aim at another candidate in the race, state Attorney General Mark Brnovich, claiming Brnovich did not do enough to address the 2020 election and calling Brnovich “such a disappointment.”
CNN reports:
Masters, who is also backed by conservative tech billionaire Peter Thiel, is running in a crowded field of GOP candidates seeking to take on Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly in November.
Thiel had privately lobbied Trump to endorse Vance and Masters, in addition to pouring millions into super PACs supporting both men.
Just weeks before Trump unveiled his endorsement of Masters, Thiel made another $3.5 million contribution to Saving Arizona, the Masters-aligned group — on top of an initial $10 million investment.
Masters last appeared on JMG when it was reported that he’s an admirer of the Unabomber.
Last month he said that a landmark Supreme Court ruling that legalized contraception should be overturned for the states to decide.
Masters has never held public office.
Why it matters: similar to Ohio, the AZ GOP field is crowded with no frontrunner and a ton of undecided voters. Even Masters’ own allies only have him polling at 22%, with Brnovich and Lamon at 18%.
Like it did for Vance, Trump’s support could be meaningful to undecideds. pic.twitter.com/LgnX5qDzbX
— Jacob Rubashkin (@JacobRubashkin) June 2, 2022