Trump Endorses Alme for Montana Senate as Daines Steps Aside (1)

President Donald Trump has endorsed US Attorney Kurt Alme to run as the Republican contender for a Montana Senate seat, after the incumbent, Steve Daines, made the surprising announcement, minutes before the filing deadline that he wouldn’t run for re-election.

“Steve’s Term is up, and he has decided to leave the Senate and, ‘pass the torch’ to Kurt Alme, my TRUMP 45 and TRUMP 47 U.S. Attorney,” the president said in a social media post on Wednesday night. “Kurt is exceptional, and I will be giving him, based on Steve’s strongest recommendation, my Complete and Total Endorsement.”

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