President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE recorded an automated call Monday supporting GOP candidate Ron Estes, who is running in a Tuesday special election to fill the seat left open by Trump CIA Director Mike Pompeo, according to a Wichita Eagle report.
Trump won the Wichita-area district by nearly 30 percentage points. But with less than 24 hours before the polls open, Republicans have become worried that Democrat James Thompson could lose the race by a closer-than-expected margin or even win the seat — although that outcome is considered unlikely.
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The president joins other top politicians who have boosted Estes in the final stretch of the campaign, including Vice President Mike PenceMichael (Mike) Richard PencePence posts, deletes photo of Trump campaign staff without face masks, not social distancing Pence threatens to deploy military if Pennsylvania governor doesn’t quell looting Pence on Floyd: ‘No tolerance for racism’ in US MORE and Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump’s public standing sags after Floyd protests GOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police MORE (R-Texas).
Republican national committeeman Mark Kahrs told the newspaper that the Estes campaign coordinated with the White House to get the president’s robocall.
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“Hello, this is President Donald Trump, and I have something big to tell you,” Trump says on the recorded call, according to a transcript.
“Ron is a conservative leader who needs it badly. Ron is a conservative leader who’s going to work with me to make American great again. We’re going to do things really great for our country. Our country needs help, Ron is going to be helping us big league. But I need Republicans like Ron Estes to help me get the job done,” Trump continues.
Trump says there are few other elections as “important” as this one, and urges eligible voters to support Estes instead of his Democratic rival James Thompson.
Donald Trump recorded voter turnout call in support of Ron Estes going out to tens of thousands in KS-04. #ksgop #ks04
— Kansas GOP (@KansasGOP) April 10, 2017