With a full-throated endorsement of President Donald Trump’s agenda, Michael Whatley on Thursday kicked off his campaign against Democrat Roy Cooper for North Carolina’s open Senate seat.
“President Trump deserves an ally and North Carolina deserves a strong conservative voice in the Senate,” the Republican National Committee chairman told a crowd of supporters in the Charlotte suburb of Gastonia. “I will be that voice.”
Trump endorsed Whatley last week in the race to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis. In a lengthy post on his Truth Social platform, the president lauded Whatley’s stewardship of the RNC and said he would make an “unbelievable” senator. The endorsement followed a decision by Lara Trump, a North Carolina native and the president’s daughter-in-law, to take herself out of contention for the seat after “much consideration and heartfelt discussions with my family, friends, and supporters.”
