Donald Trump endorses ex-Nevada AG Adam Laxalt for Senate

Former President Donald Trump is putting his enactment down erstwhile Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt successful the contention for U.S. Senate.

Trump’s endorsement, released Friday night, comes days aft Laxalt officially announced his bid for the Senate spot held by Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto.

The erstwhile president’s connection reads:

“Adam Laxalt is moving for Senate successful Nevada to decision Harry Reid’s, Chuck Schumer’s, and Nancy Pelosi’s handpicked successor, and triumph an America First bulk successful the U.S. Senate. Adam is simply a Navy Veteran who served our Nation bravely successful Iraq. As a erstwhile Attorney General helium has ever supported our Law Enforcement and keeping our communities safe.

“He fought valiantly against the Election Fraud, which took spot successful Nevada. He is beardown connected Secure Borders and defending America against the Radical Left. Adam has my Complete and Total Endorsement!”

Laxalt was an state of Trump’s successful 2020, serving arsenic his run co-chair successful Nevada. The erstwhile lawyer wide was 1 of the astir salient voices successful the Trump campaign’s failed effort to overturn the results of the predetermination successful Nevada.

All of the ineligible challenges to the predetermination results were yet thrown retired oregon withdrawn. Nevada’s caput of state, a Republican, said her bureau recovered no grounds to enactment claims of wide elector fraud.

Before Laxalt tin look Cortez Masto, helium indispensable bushed 3 different candidates successful the Republican superior adjacent year. He is up against Army seasoned Sam Brown, small-business proprietor Sharelle Mendenhall and wellness attraction enforcement and Air Force seasoned Bill Hockstedler successful that contest.

Nevada’s U.S. Senate contention is 1 of the cardinal contests successful 2022 due to the fact that it could displacement power of an arsenic divided Senate.

Contact Blake Apgar astatine bapgar@reviewjournal.com oregon 702-387-5298. Follow @blakeapgar connected Twitter. The Associated Press contributed to this report.