Trump Endorses Trent Staggs to Replace Mitt Romney in Senate
Staggs had criticized Romney for voting towards President Trump within the impeachment trial.
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Trent Staggs, the mayor of Riverton, Utah, for a U.S. Senate seat presently held by Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah).
“A Extremely Profitable Entrepreneur, who has served brilliantly as Mayor of Riverton for the previous six years, Trent is aware of the best way to Create Jobs, Cease Inflation, Develop the Financial system, and Safe the Border. As your subsequent Senator, Trent will assist us Unleash American Power, Help our Navy/Vets, and Defend our always-under-siege Second Modification,” he added.
“Trent Staggs has my Full and Whole Endorsement—He shall be a GREAT Senator, and by no means allow you to down!”
“Proper now, Washington is damaged. And each time we compromise, it prices us trillions. Now we have extra IRS brokers than border brokers. And whereas we’re paying $4 a gallon for gasoline, they’re sending our cash unchecked to Ukraine. Now we’re virtually $32 trillion in debt. Sufficient is sufficient,” Mr. Staggs mentioned on the time.
He criticized Mr. Romney for voting towards President Trump within the impeachment trial. “The one factor I’ve seen him combat for are the institution, wokeness, open borders, impeaching President Trump, and placing us even deeper into debt.”
Mr. Curtis and Mr. Wilson have gathered signatures and are certified for the first race. Mr. Wilson is a identified supporter of President Trump.
Backing Mr. Staggs
Along with President Trump, Mr. Staggs was additionally endorsed by different conservatives, together with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.).
“Right here in Utah, delegates from every neighborhood are tasked with learning, studying, and vetting candidates. They take their job severely. It’s not about cash. It’s about concepts. They see by means of darkish cash pacs and discover fact,” he wrote.
“It’s this course of that makes it potential for an area mayor like myself to have an opportunity towards far wealthier and much more well-known candidates. In a rustic the place in elections, cash means every part, Utah has a system that promotes grassroots.”
Again in 1913 when the Federal Earnings tax was created, “it exempted what would now be the primary $91,000 of revenue and capped out at a prime marginal fee of seven % for what can be incomes higher than $15 million in the present day,” in keeping with his marketing campaign web site.
Nonetheless, at current, not solely is the revenue taxed by the federal government, but in addition property, investments, and inheritance handed on to youngsters.
“The federal authorities has grown a lot that it now requires greater than 25 % of the typical American’s revenue. Now we have overlooked the freedoms our founders envisioned. The tax ranges that led to the revolution have been a fraction of what we at the moment are paying,” it says.
“Your labor is your property. As a mayor, I’ve fought to decrease each tax and payment I can get my palms on—and I am going to do the identical as your Senator.”
He additionally promised to be the “woke’s worst enemy,” calling it a “false faith” that ought to don’t have anything to do with the American authorities. Mr. Staggs additionally backs sturdy immigration guidelines.
The GOP mayor vowed to combat for “Utah’s vitality independence day by day,” noting that if the federal authorities have been to “get out of the best way,” the USA wouldn’t must import oil from the Center East.
“No American anyplace ought to settle for the crippling of home vitality that we’ve seen since 2021—actually not within the title of hysterical environmentalism.”