MAGA Rep’s Bizarre Explanation for Not Endorsing Trump

Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT), a MAGA Republican and an ally of Donald Trump, refused to endorse the former president during a radio appearance last week—and was less than forthright about why.

“Me and President Trump, we are in communications and what I say is that ‘I want to make sure … I don’t want to do anything that’s going to negatively impact anybody else’s race,’” Rosendale told KBUL, seemingly suggesting that his endorsement might somehow hurt Trump.

For months Rosendale, who was one of eight Republicans to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy earlier this month, has drawn raised eyebrows from other Republicans for continuing to express solidarity with the former president—including a public visit to Mar-a-Lago—without explicitly endorsing him.

Read more at The Daily Beast.