by Ben Whedon
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday endorsed West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice in the state’s 2024 Senate race.
Justice (pictured above, left), the state’s two-term governor, is currently seeking the Republican nomination and faces Rep. Alex Mooney in that contest. The winner of the primary will go on to seek the seat currently held by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, who has yet to announce his reelection plans.
“Big Jim Justice, the Governor of the Great State of West Virginia (I LOVE WEST VIRGINIA!), is BIG in every way, but especially in his wonderful HEART!” Trump posted on Truth Social. “Strong on the Border, our Great Military & Vets, CLEAN COAL & Energy Dominance, the Economy, Stopping Inflation, & Protecting our 2nd Amendment, Big Jim will be a Great UNITED STATES SENATOR, and has my Complete & Total Endorsement. HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!!!”
Manchin has held the seat since 2010, though the Mountain State has trended increasingly Republican in recent years and Trump decisively carried the state in both 2016 and 2020.
Polling data has suggested Justice would triumph over Manchin, with one recent Emerson College survey giving the governor a 13% lead over the Democrat, 41% to 28%.
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Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter.
Photo “Jim Justice and Donald Trump” by Jim Justice.
