Not looking for Trump endorsement doomed Wisconsin Supreme Courtroom candidate, former president says

Former President Donald Trump slammed defeated Wisconsin Supreme Courtroom candidate Daniel Kelly on social media Wednesday, claiming Kelly misplaced the race as a result of he refused an endorsement.

"Daniel Kelly of Wisconsin simply misplaced his Supreme Courtroom Election," Trump wrote on Fact Social. "He bragged that he received’t search Trump’s Endorsement, so I didn’t give it—which assured his loss. How silly is a person that doesn’t search an Endorsement that may have received him the Election?"

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Milwaukee County Circuit Courtroom Decide Janet Protasiewicz defeated Kelly, a one-time Trump devotee, in a race that was framed as a very powerful of the 2023 election cycle.

Political analysts blamed the loss on Kelly's view on abortion — he secured endorsements from the highest three anti-abortion organizations within the state whereas Protasiewicz promised to guard girls's rights — however Trump had a really totally different principle the place he performed the starring function.

Kelly advised NBC News forward of Tuesday's race that he wasn't in search of an endorsement from Trump and shied away from saying whether or not he would settle for one if supplied.

"We're not in search of one," he mentioned. "I am probably not in search of endorsements from political actors."

He added that if Trump did give him the nod, he would "have to try it and see what message that may be sending." Kelly didn't speculate on whether or not a Trump endorsement would damage him.

The previous president was in New York Metropolis this week, the place he was arraigned on expenses stemming from hush cash funds to girls throughout his 2016 marketing campaign. He's additionally underneath investigation in Georgia and Washington. 

He has pleaded not responsible.