Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) will officially endorse former President Donald Trump in his 2024 presidential bid after he announces his run on Tuesday, the Washington Examiner has confirmed.
A source close to Banks, who chairs the influential Republican Study Committee and is running against Rep. Tom Emmer to serve as House GOP Whip in the next Congress, told the Washington Examiner on Sunday that the Indiana lawmaker will make a formal endorsement of the former president's re-election bid shortly after he announces it. News of the endorsement comes hours after Banks dodged questions about Trump's political future.
While declining to make a formal endorsement during the interview, Banks did defend the former president amid criticism he caused Republicans to underperform in last week's midterm elections, arguing that Trump himself was not on the ballot. "Donald Trump remains a very popular figure in the Republican Party in each corner of the country,” Banks told anchor Shannon Bream. “I remember when he was on the ballot and 2016 and 2020, we won a lot more seats than when he wasn’t on the ballot in 2018, and he wasn’t on the ballot in 2022. He had also supported many candidates who won around the country too, but he wasn’t on the ballot.
Trump is expected to announce his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, according to people on his team. News of his announcement has ruffled feathers in some GOP circles, given that it comes as a growing number of Republicans are blaming the former president for how the party fared in the midterms. Aides have publicly described Trump as unmoved by guidance urging him to delay his expected announcement.
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