On January 30, 2017, Trump appointed Dana Boente, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, to serve as acting Attorney General until Jeff Sessions ' Senate confirmation.
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Northeastern Professor David Lazer said, "You would clearly want Trump’s recommendation if you’re a Republican running for office. It would help in the primaries, but hurt in a general election." Endorsements include official statements, appearances at campaign rallies, and direct participation in campaign ads and materials.
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(1) The Attorney-General, as the principal legal adviser, shall tender legal advice and opinion to the National Executive following a request to do so and shall of his own initiative give such advice where it appears to him necessary or appropriate for legal advice to be given on a matter.
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Barr is sworn in as Attorney General by Chief Justice John Roberts in 2019.
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As Trump teases a 2024 run for the White House, in the meantime he's issued dozens of endorsements in federal races ahead of November's midterm elections.
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Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics. Ballotpedia is covering every Republican Party state and federal primary in 2022 to highlight the intraparty conflicts that are shaping the party and the general election. This page is an overview of those primaries, with links to Ballotpedia's coverage of all Republican U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and state-level primaries.
Trump’s Texas Endorsements Rep. Mayes Middleton (R-Wallisville), who is running for the open Senate District 11 seat, received one of the most sought-after endorsements in Republican politics this week, from former President Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump delivers remarks about American energy production during a visit to the Double Eagle Energy Oil Rig, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Midland, Texas.
Marco Rubio, Florida: Trump endorsed Rubio on April 9, calling him a "tireless advocate" for Floridians. The two were primary foes in the 2016 campaign cycle, during which time Trump dubbed the senator "Little Marco.".
John Boozman, Arkansas: Boozman received an endorsement from Trump on March 8. The senator said he was "grateful" for the former president's support, adding, "We worked together to lower taxes, roll back regulations, secure our border, defend our Second Amendment rights and Protect Life.".
Moran voted in January to acquit Trump in his second impeachment for "incitement of insurrection," though the Clay County Republican Party in Kansas voted to censure him in February for upholding Biden's victory.
The America Alliance: Trump announced on April 28 he is backing the American Alliance, which officially seeks to combat the Democratic donor network Democracy Alliance.
Paul revealed earlier this year he intends to run for reelection in November 2022.
He is now running to represent the state's 2nd District that Montana regained based on the 2020 U.S. Census results. GOP leadership: David Shafer , Georgia: Trump endorsed Shafer, who is running for reelection, on March 24.
The former representative is facing off against three other Republican candidates during the primary election. The current president, Jimmy Oddo, is not running again due to term limits. Editor's note: This list will be updated as more endorsements are issued by Trump. If you are a subscriber, click here to login.
Seven of the 10 state executive candidates Trump endorsed won their general elections.
Twenty-nine of the 49 U.S. House candidates that Trump endorsed won their general elections.
After Trump left office, Ballotpedia tracked 24 additional endorsements for a total of 329 endorsements. This page was last updated July 9, 2021. According to a January 2021 survey by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers, 45% of Republicans said they would be more likely to support a candidate endorsed by Trump.
Eighteen of the 23 Senate candidates Trump endorsed won their general election.
General endorsements include all of President Trump's endorsements in regularly scheduled elections, made before and after primary elections. This list does not include Trump's endorsements in special elections. Click here to see Trump's endorsements in Battleground primary elections.
Sonny Perdue. On January 18, 2017, Sonny Perdue, former governor of Georgia, was selected to be the Secretary of Agriculture. On April 24, 2017, Perdue was confirmed by the Senate in an 87–11 vote. He served until the end of the Trump administration, on January 20, 2021.
Trump announced the selection of investment banker Steve Mnuchin as Secretary of the Treasury on November 30, 2016. The New York Times noted that Mnuchin's selection was surprising, since Trump had attacked the banking industry and Goldman Sachs during the campaign. Mnuchin is the third Goldman alumnus to serve as treasury secretary.
One of Donald Trump's first acts as president was the approval of Mattis's waiver to become Secretary of Defense. After being confirmed by the Senate on the evening of January 20, 2017, by a vote of 98–1, Mattis was sworn in by Vice President Pence on the same evening.
Despite being nominated promptly during the transition period, most cabinet members were unable to take office on Inauguration Day because of delays in the formal confirmation process. By February 8, 2017, President Trump had fewer cabinet nominees confirmed than any prior president two weeks into his mandate, except George Washington. Part of the lateness was ascribed to opposition by Senate Democrats and part to delays in submitting background-check paperwork. The final initial Cabinet member to take office, Robert Lighthizer, took office as U.S. Trade Representative on May 11, 2017, more than four months after his nomination.
Trump's selection of Representative Tom Price from Georgia was officially announced on November 28, 2016. Price was confirmed by the Senate on February 10, 2017 , in a 52–47 vote along party lines, with all Republicans voting in favor and all Democrats voting against.
On February 22, 2019, Ambassador Kelly Craft was nominated by President Donald Trump to replace Nikki Haley, who had resigned two months prior, as his envoy to the United Nations. Heather Nauert, reportedly the first choice, had withdrawn herself from consideration. Craft was confirmed on July 31, 2019.
On November 13, 2017, President Trump announced via Twitter that Alex Azar was his nominee to be the next HHS Secretary. Azar was the former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under George W. Bush (2005–2007) and president of Lilly USA, LLC, the largest affiliate of global biopharmaceutical leader Eli Lilly and Company from 2012 to 2017. Azar was confirmed by 53–43 vote on January 24, 2018. He took office on January 29, 2018, and left office on January 20, 2021.
Marco Rubio, Florida: Trump endorsed Rubio on April 9, calling him a "tireless advocate" for Floridians. The two were primary foes in the 2016 campaign cycle, during which time Trump dubbed the senator "Little Marco.".
John Boozman, Arkansas: Boozman received an endorsement from Trump on March 8. The senator said he was "grateful" for the former president's support, adding, "We worked together to lower taxes, roll back regulations, secure our border, defend our Second Amendment rights and Protect Life.".
Moran voted in January to acquit Trump in his second impeachment for "incitement of insurrection," though the Clay County Republican Party in Kansas voted to censure him in February for upholding Biden's victory.
The America Alliance: Trump announced on April 28 he is backing the American Alliance, which officially seeks to combat the Democratic donor network Democracy Alliance.
Paul revealed earlier this year he intends to run for reelection in November 2022.
He is now running to represent the state's 2nd District that Montana regained based on the 2020 U.S. Census results. GOP leadership: David Shafer , Georgia: Trump endorsed Shafer, who is running for reelection, on March 24.
The former representative is facing off against three other Republican candidates during the primary election. The current president, Jimmy Oddo, is not running again due to term limits. Editor's note: This list will be updated as more endorsements are issued by Trump. If you are a subscriber, click here to login.