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Donald Trump has recommended a Republican congressman from Tennessee, David Kustoff, as he seeks his second term in Congress. The Tennessee congressional primary could potentially test whether the U.S President will move voters ahead of midterm elections. The U.S President Trump called Rep. Kustoff a Champion of the Trump agenda in a recent tweet endorsement. Trump wrote in his tweet that Congressman David Kustoff has been a champion for the Trump Agenda, I greatly appreciate his support. David is strong on crime and borders, loves our Military, Vets and Second Amendment. He added that he has my full and total Endorsement! Donald Trump tweeted an identical message endorsing Kustoff again, days later. The U.S President’s endorsements have proven to be valuable in recent primary races.

The U.S President backed Rep. Dan Donovan, for example, in a primary bid for New York’s 11th District, which covers Staten Island. Donovan defeated more Trump-like candidate Michael Grimm. But, Trump’s endorsement of Luther Strange in the high-profile primary race for Alabama’s special election for US Senate is an example of his mixed endorsement record. Strange lost to accused child molester Roy Moore. Trump later endorsed Moore before he ultimately lost to Democrat Doug Jones. It remains to be seen the effect Trump’s endorsement will have in the Tennessee primary. Kustoff is a former prosecutor serving his first term in Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District, is facing off George Flinn, a radiologist, and owner of broadcast stations, in the Republican primary race on 2, August. Flinn has lost 4 previous congressional races, including losing to Kustoff in his 2016 congressional bid in the 8th district.