Trump signals Brnovich won’t get senate race endorsement

Former President Donald Trump ripped Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich on Monday for his handling of the 2020 election investigation and signaled he will soon be making an endorsement in Arizona’s Republican U.S. Senate primary race.

“He (Brnovich) wants to be politically correct. Because of the amount of time that it took him to do the report, which was endless, his poll numbers have been rapidly sinking,” Trump said in a written statement. “… The good news is Arizona has some very good people running for election to the U.S. Senate. I will be making an Endorsement in the not too distant future!”

Brnovich is in a five-way race for the GOP Senate nomination. He faces businessman Jim Lamon, who is spending millions to fund his campaign; venture capitalist Blake Masters; Michael “Mick” McGuire, the retired adjutant general of the Arizona National Guard; and Arizona Corporation Commissioner Justin Olson.

Nearly all have ties to Trump and are competing for his nod.

A spokesperson for Brnovich did not immediately respond to Trump’s statement.

Brnovich’s lengthy probe of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, which Trump narrowly lost to Democratic President Joe Biden, has brought increased pressure from GOP rivals and grassroots voters to do more than just issue his recent “interim report.” That report did not point to widespread fraud as Trump and many Arizona Republicans have baselessly claimed, but said there were “serious vulnerabilities” and “questions” about the election.

The investigation is ongoing and Brnovich on Monday began using it to fundraise for his Senate campaign.

Nationally and in Arizona, Trump is endorsing candidates willing to echo the election-fraud falsehoods, elevating their standing with a conservative GOP base that wants to undo Trump’s loss to Biden.

There is no credible evidence of widespread fraud in 2020, despite Trump’s assertions.