President Donald Trump met with several candidates for Indiana’s Senate in the Oval Office Wednesday afternoon.
The meeting comes a week after the president publicly endorsed several Republicans to replace state lawmakers who rejected the White House’s plans to redraw Indiana’s maps.
The candidates who joined Trump on Wednesday include Jeff Ellington, Michelle Davis, Brenda Wilson, Paula Copenhaver, Tracey Powell, and Blake Fiechter.
Trump has used his influence to recruit primary challengers against Republicans he believes are unsupportive of his agenda. The president has made endorsements mostly at the congressional level, but has been adamant about going against the Indiana ...