The former president s endorsement offers a major boost to the five-term incumbent as he seeks to fend off a Republican primary challenge from former gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey.
Rep. Mike Bost called Trump's endorsement "a tremendous honor" and vowed to help Trump win back the White House. And while Darren Bailey's campaign downplayed the endorsement as an example of the former president's support of GOP incumbents, the campaign reiterated Bailey "proudly stands" with the former president.
The former president s endorsement offers a major boost to the five-term incumbent as he seeks to fend off a Republican primary challenge from former gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey.
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