One of those candidates, former Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.), Lost his candidacy for re-election despite being endorsed by Trump in 2018. “Sheriff Joe Lombardo is running for governor of the Greater Nevada State. “A veteran of the U.S. Army and Nevada National Guard, Joe joined the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in 1988 and has served and bravely protected the Nevada people for the past 34 years,” Trump wrote in support. “As Governor, Joe will vigorously Protect our besieged Second Amendment, Oppose Our Cities, Support Our Law Enforcement, Veto Any Liberal Tax Increase, Protect Our Lives, and Secure Our Choices. “Joe Lombardo is the leader that Nevada needs and he has my full and complete approval for the Governor!” he added. Trump not only approved Heller in 2018. he also traveled to the state to campaign for him and others. When Heller lost, the then president suggested it was due to his hostility during Trump’s 2016 campaign. “What happened to Dean Heller is that I tried for him, but my base did not believe him,” Trump said earlier. “They would not like him because Dean Heller was really hostile to my race.” However, Heller hoped for Trump’s support again in his candidacy for governor and refused to say whether President Biden won the 2020 election. Biden to address Ukraine’s fight against Russia on Thursday: White House Georgia’s Kemp signs bill to create new probe into voter fraud Lombardo also confronts Las Vegas councilor Michele Fiore (R), who has attached her name to Trump since the beginning of her campaign, pointing to a “Trump 2024” sticker on a truck in her first campaign video. Whoever emerges from the GOP qualifiers will face Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D), with Democrats winning few races across the state in recent years. Lombardo’s approval came shortly before Trump announced his support for spokesman Jim Banks (R-Ind.), Who was a loyal ally of the former president.
