Former President Donald Trump once again turned the tables in a key Republican primary race, this time in Illinois, when he endorsed Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) over devoted supporter Darren Bailey.
Trump endorsed Bost for reelection on Tuesday, dealing a major blow to Bailey as he seeks a national comeback following his failed gubernatorial campaign against Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) in the 2022 midterm elections. Bailey is challenging Bost in Illinois’s 12th Congressional District, an overwhelmingly Republican rural district that Bost has represented since 2015.
“Congressman Mike Bost is doing a fantastic job representing the Great People of Illinois’ 12th Congressional District,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “While I like and respect Darren Bailey, and was proud to campaign for him in 2022, Mike Bost was one of the first
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