As expected, former President Donald Trump has endorsed Jeff Landry to be the next governor of Louisiana.
The endorsement Monday came in a brief video clip where Trump said Landry has been “a fantastic attorney general” and “wants to stop crime.”
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Trump is the most popular Republican in Louisiana and is the leading candidate to be his party’s next president.
Landry has tied himself to Trump ever since he emerged as a political force in 2016. The attorney general already had the endorsement of Donald Trump Jr., who has gone alligator hunting with Landry in Louisiana.
Landry’s campaign had announced in March that he would be traveling to Trump’s home in Florida to receive the blessing.
That trip took place in April, the Landry campaign said.
The endorsement comes after the former president was indicted by the district attorney in Manhattan for orchestrating a $130,000 payment in hush money to a Louisiana-raised porn star and then covering it up. Trump has accused the district attorney of being racist and trying to score political points.
The endorsement was released just days after a super PAC supporting Stephen Waguespack, the former CEO of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, began airing an TV ad supporting his candidacy to be governor.
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