Trump Snub Prompts Rosendale’s Quick Exit From Key Senate Race
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Montana Representative Matt Rosendale is dropping out of the Republican primary to unseat Senator Jon Tester just days after launching his campaign, a move that clears the way for national Republicans’ preferred candidate.
Rosendale faced a major blow when Donald Trump endorsed Tim Sheehy, a former Navy Seal backed by Republicans including Montana Republican Senator Steve Daines, who heads the party’s campaign committee. Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana had also pulled his endorsement of Rosendale after a phone call from Daines.