{"id":13530,"date":"2024-01-03T01:50:46","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T01:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/03\/trump-wins-endorsement-from-house-majority-leader-steve-scalise\/"},"modified":"2024-01-03T01:50:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T01:50:46","slug":"trump-wins-endorsement-from-house-majority-leader-steve-scalise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/03\/trump-wins-endorsement-from-house-majority-leader-steve-scalise\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump wins endorsement from House Majority Leader Steve Scalise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paywall has-gated-overlay gated-article-body\">\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-title\">Read this article for free!<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-gating-subtitle\">Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles, videos and more with your free account!<\/div>\n<div class=\"message error hide\"><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal\">By entering your email, you are agreeing to Fox News Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. To access the content, check your email and follow the instructions provided.\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><strong>FIRST ON FOX:<\/strong> Former President Trump is getting a blessing from the bayou as he seeks a second term in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Fox News Digital has learned that House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., is endorsing Trump, the leading GOP candidate, for president.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When Donald Trump was President, American workers and families were thriving,\u2019 Scalise said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The economy was strong and interest rates were low \u2014 grocery costs were affordable, and families could afford to buy a house and provide for their children,\u2019 Scalise continued. \u2018The border was secure and crime was down. America had secure energy policies, keeping gas and utility prices low.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Scalise said President Biden \u2018has driven our country into chaos with skyrocketing costs, and hardworking taxpayers are the ones paying the price,\u2019 and that under his administration, \u2018gas prices more than doubled, housing affordability reached all-time lows, mortgage rates doubled, inflation hit the highest level in 40 years, and interest rates are at the highest level in 22 years.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Hardworking Americans are fed up \u2014 consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level ever under President Biden,\u2019 Scalise said.<\/p>\n<p>The House majority leader said Americans need \u2018a strong leader to fix the problems Joe Biden has created and \u2014 with rising aggression from adversaries abroad \u2014 deter foreign actors who wish to harm us,\u2019 noting the \u2018over 6.2 million encounters at the southern border\u2019 and the \u20181.7 million known gotaways\u2019 coming and being arrested from \u2018hundreds of countries,\u2019 not just Latin America.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Fiscal Year 2023 surpassed Fiscal Year 2022 as the worst year at the border with the most migrant encounters on record, 169 individuals on the terrorist watchlist apprehended attempting to enter illegally, and over 27,000 pounds of fentanyl seized by the CPB.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In Joe Biden\u2019s America, our communities aren\u2019t safe,\u2019 Scalise said.<\/p>\n<p>Scalise said, \u2018American families and workers deserve a president who will stand up for them and their safety, rescue us from failed Bidenomics, and restore our nation to greatness.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In this race, there is one man who has a proven track record of being able to save our country and get us back on track: Donald Trump,\u2019 Scalise said. \u2018He has done it once before, and I know he will do it again.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I am proud to endorse Donald Trump for president in 2024, and I look forward to working with President Trump and a Republican House and Senate to fight for those families who are struggling under the weight of Biden\u2019s failed policies,\u2019 he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Sarafina Chitika, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) national press secretary, told Fox News Digital, \u2018MAGA House Republicans keep showing America they\u2019ve turned the House into little more than an arm of Donald Trump\u2019s campaign \u2013 so it\u2019s no surprise Steve Scalise, who called himself \u2018David Duke without the baggage,\u2019 is joining the parade of House extremists backing Trump\u2019s bid.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Scalise\u2019s top priority has always been pushing Trump\u2019s unpopular agenda: He voted against certifying the 2020 election, is hellbent on banning abortion nationwide, and worked with Trump to try to rip away Americans\u2019 health care,\u2019 Chitika said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Scalise\u2019s endorsement is the latest proof that while the House GOP is unable to accomplish anything on behalf of the American people, they are laser-focused on advancing Trump\u2019s MAGA agenda and ripping away freedoms,\u2019 she added.<\/p>\n<p>Scalise\u2019s endorsement comes as Trump, the leading GOP nominee, faces attempts from several states to remove him from their primary ballots.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled 4-3 to remove Trump from the ballot over the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots, citing the 14th Amendment\u2019s insurrection clause.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Following the ruling, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows removed Trump from the state\u2019s ballot, citing the same clause of the 14th Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital has reached out to the Trump and Biden campaigns for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>This post appeared first on FOX NEWS<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read this article for free! 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