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Jon Skolnik

Trump backs "ERIC" – but "ERIC" who?

Eric Schmitt, Donald Trump and Eric Greitens Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images

Much to the confusion of his party, Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed "ERIC" in Missouri's GOP Senate primary, even though there three candidates named "Eric" in the race. 

"I trust the Great People of Missouri, on this one, to make up their own minds, much as they did when they gave me landslide victories in the 2016 and 2020 Elections, and I am therefore proud to announce that ERIC has my Complete and Total Endorsement!" Trump said in a statement this week, arguing that the GOP "must send a MAGA Champion and True Warrior to the U.S. Senate, someone who will fight for Border Security, Election Integrity, our Military and Great Veterans, together with having a powerful toughness on Crime and the Border."

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