
How lawmakers have landed an endorsement from Trump
Rep. Dan Donovan (R-N.Y.) was flying back to Washington, D.C., from Long Island on Air Force One on a Wednesday evening last month when President Trump suddenly asked about his tough primary fight against ex-Rep. Michael Grimm.
Moments later, Trump pledged his full support and said that an endorsement would come soon.
The next week, the president tapped out two consecutive tweets warning New Yorkers that voting for Grimm, who served seven months in prison for a felony tax fraud conviction, could cost Republicans the competitive seat — and its eight-year House majority — in November.
It was a huge political gift for Donovan, who won Trump’s endorsement despite his votes against the Republican tax-cut law and legislation to repeal and replace ObamaCare.
Donovan’s cellphone immedi...