Trump receives endorsement from influential GOP Sen. Steve Daines

Sen. Steve Daines, the top Republican fundraiser in the Senate, has backed Donald Trump’s bid to retake the White House in 2024 in what could be one of the ex-president’s most crucial endorsements since announcing his run.

Daines, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, made the announcement Monday during an appearance on Donald Trump Jr.’s “Triggered” podcast, where he called the former president’s time in the Oval Office “the best four years I’ve had in the US Senate.” 

“I’m proud to endorse Donald J. Trump for president of the United States,” Daines said during his interview with Trump’s eldest son, citing the 76-year-old ex-commander-in-chief’s accomplishments and vows to secure the southern border and “finish building the wall.”

Daines also laid into Trump’s potential 2024 opponent, President Biden, calling him a “weak leader” who “empowers and emboldens our adversaries.”