A total of 51 candidates signed up by the Friday deadline to run in a special primary. The top four vote getters will advance to an Aug. 16 special election,
Trump backed Palin late Sunday in a statement from his political action committee.
Some of candidates who filed for the special primary — including Palin — have also filed to seek a regular two-term House term starting in January. Trump has vowed revenge against Murkowski, a Republican, after she voted to convict him in his impeachment trial and also called on him to resign after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
The other endorsement Trump gave was to Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy, but that was conditional. Trump said Dunleavy would receive his blessing if Dunleavy didn’t endorse Murkowski, a condition and endorsement Dunleavy accepted.“Now, it’s my turn,” he said, calling her a champion of Alaska values, energy jobs and its people.
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