President Trump endorsed former critic John Sununu over ally Scott Brown in crucial New Hampshire GOP Senate primary that could determine chamber control.
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PresidentDonaldTrumponSundayendorsedformerSen.JohnE.SununuofNewHampshire,alongtimeGOPTrumpcritic,overoneofhisfirst-termambassadors,formerSen.ScottBrown,inacrucialSenateracethat’soneofahandfulthatmaydeterminetheSenatemajorityinthemidtermelections.
Sununu,whowaspraisedbyTrumpasan“AmericaFirstPatriot”who“willworktirelesslytoadvanceourAmericaFirstAgenda,”isseenbytopSenateRepublicansasthestrongestcandidatetofliptheseatheldbylongtimeDemocraticSen.JeanneShaheen,whoisretiringattheendofthisyearratherthanseekre-electiontoafourthsix-yearterm.
“JohnE.SununuhasmyCompleteandTotalEndorsement—HEWILLNOTLETYOUDOWN.MAKEAMERICAGREATAGAIN—ELECTJOHNE.SUNUNU,”Trumpemphasized,inapostonsocialmedia.
Sununuisaformerthree-termrepresentativewhodefeatedthen-Gov.ShaheeninNewHampshire’s2002Senateelection.ButthesenatorlosttoShahee
