With a strong, last-minute blessing from former President Donald Trump on Saturday night, MAGA Republican and Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs swept the endorsement for U.S. Senator at the Utah Republican State Convention.
Blasting retiring Sen. Mitt Romney as a "total loser" and hailing Staggs as a "100 percent MAGA Republican" who knows how to ensure the U.S.-Mexico border, Trump issued his endorsement just before the first of four ballots was taken by the 4,000-plus convention delegates.
"Let's replace Joe Biden's favorite Republican with Donald Trump's favorite Republican in Utah," Staggs said to wildly cheering delegates, making it clear that 2012 Republican presidential nominee Romney is still a much-disliked figure among GOP activists in the Beehive State.He still faces three other opponents in the primary on June 25 — former state House Speaker Brad Wilson, who also aligns himself with Trump; Rep.
One who failed to get the required signatures for the primary was attorney Brent Hatch, son of the late and much-revered Sen. Orrin Hatch. State Rep. Phil Lyman rolled up 67% of the convention vote over incumbent Gov. Spencer Cox, who, despite a record that included an across-the-board tax cut and "conceal and carry" legislation, is considered an "establishment" Republican.The primaries are sure to be a nationally-watched barometer of just how much clout Trump and his movement swing in Utah.
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