Donald Trump touted his flawless endorsement record in an interview on Tuesday, a brag that unraveled hours later after Republicans in Iowa rejected his handpicked candidate for governor.
“Everybody I endorse wins. I mean, everybody. You saw that, right, last week? Every single person I endorse wins,” the president, 79, confidently told the New York Post’s Miranda Devine in a Pod Force One interview that was filmed at the White House on Tuesday and aired Wednesday morning.
But by Tuesday night, that boast backfired when Trump-endorsed Rep. Randy Feenstra lost to farmer and businessman Zach Lahn in the state’s Republican gubernatorial primary. Feenstra became the first Trump-backed candidate for governor to lose a primary ahead of November’s midterm elections.
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