GOP Rep. Matt Rosendale is dropping his Montana Senate bid less than a week after he officially launched it.
Rosendale had publicly explored a campaign for months, teasing his entrance into the race in conversations with like-minded Republicans.
But by the time he got in, it appeared already too late: Just hours after his entry, former President Donald Trump endorsed veteran Tim Sheehy. Rosendale said he concluded his path was irrevocably severed by the former president.
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“As everyone knows, I have planned to run for the US Senate and to win both the primary and the general election,” Rosendale said in a statement. “However, the day I announced, President Trump then announced that he was endorsing a different candidate.”
