Two-term West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is the latest high-profile Republican lawmaker to endorse former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
Justice, who is term-limited and will seek the state's GOP senate nomination to likely face Democrat Joe Manchin in 2024, announced his endorsement Monday on Twitter.
"I'm proud to support President Donald J. Trump!" Justice, 72, tweeted. "President Trump secured our Southern Border, built a strong and prosperous economy, and supported West Virginia coal, gas, and oil to achieve American energy independence. West Virginia is Trump country!"
West Virginia's support for Trump is one reason why many see Manchin's Senate seat as the most vulnerable for Democrats in 2024. Trump won the state with 68.5% of the vote in 2016 and 68.6% in 2020.
