Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri on Tuesday endorsed former President Donald Trump for president.
Hawley had previously said he believed Trump would win the Republican nomination, but stopped short of officially endorsing him. Hawley became the 18th Republican senator to endorse Trump in an interview with POLITICAL.
“President Trump doesn’t need to worry. I am with him. He has asked me several times to support him. I said yes. And I’ve been saying for a year that I think he will be the nominee. I support him. “I’m going to vote for him,” Hawley said. “Don’t worry, you can include me as support, support and support.”
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On Sunday, the former president aware a warning to Hawley and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) about the upcoming election battles they face, saying senators should be “very careful.”
“It’s very interesting that Democrats are taking a hard look at the Senate races in both Missouri and Texas. “Josh and Ted need to be very careful, stranger things have happened!!!” Trump wrote.
Trump leads the primaries with 60% support nationally, according to the RealClearPolitics average of the surveys. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley battle for second place with 12.6 points and 12.1 points, respectively. The rest of the field is below 5 points.
Haley’s campaign got a boost in New Hampshire, the second primary state, on Monday with the endorsement of New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu.
“This is an opportunity for New Hampshire to lead this country, for New Hampshire to say we’re no longer looking in the rearview mirror,” Sununu said at an event in Manchester alongside Haley. “You bet your ass I am. “We all support Nikki Haley.”
The primary race is closer in New Hampshire, but Trump still leads the field by about 26 points, according to the RealClearPolitics average of the surveys. Trump leads with about 44% support, Haley is in second place with about 19% and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is in third place with 13%.
DeSantis has invested heavily in early states, especially Iowa, where he is running second in polls behind Trump, although the state nominates through caucuses rather than popular vote. DeSantis has received endorsements from influential names in Iowa, such as Republican Governor Kim Reynolds and evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats.
