Trump To Blake Masters: Stop Saying I Endorsed You

Playbook reports:

Trump campaign manager Susie Wiles has told people that she has called Blake Masters to urge the Arizona Republican to pull or change ads that falsely imply that he has Trump’s endorsement in his congressional campaign.

Trump endorsed Abe Hamadeh, Masters’ primary opponent, in December. But Masters, a Peter Thiel protégé and ally of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), this week released TV ads and sent text messages to voters in which he touted Trump’s endorsement of him — in his failed 2022 Senate campaign.

One TV ad heavily talked up how Masters is a Trump ally, with the spot saying “TRUMP ENDORSED MASTERS” in big bold letters with “IN SENATE CAMPAIGN” underneath in a smaller font.

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