Retiring Sen. Tina Smith is endorsing Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan as her successor over Rep. Angie Craig.
The endorsement has Smith taking sides in the hotly contested primary that’s been roiled in recent weeks by the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement efforts.
“Today, 3,000 federal agents are terrorizing our communities,” Smith said in a video announcing her pick that was shared first with POLITICO. “I know that right now there is no one that I trust more to stand with Minnesota than Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan.”
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Flanagan, in the video, called it an “honor” to have the retiring senator’s endorsement and pledged to “continue in her footsteps.”
