President Trump Pulls His Endorsement From Republican Consultant
President Trump’s endorsement holds a lot of weight.
High-profile Republicans such as Governor Ron DeSantis and JD Vance, when he ran for the Senate, saw their poll numbers boost after receiving the prized endorsement.
However, when he pulls it, you’re out of luck.
President Trump, in a Truth Social Post on Saturday afternoon, announced he was pulling his endorsement of Republican Representative Jeff Hurd of Colorado.
Fox News reported more on Trump pulling his endorsement from Rep. Hurd:
President Donald Trump on Saturday withdrew his endorsement of Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colo., accusing the congressman of lacking support for his tariff policies after Hurd publicly touted Congress’ constitutional authority over trade decisions.
“Based on a lack of support, in particular for the unbelievably successful TARIFFS imposed on Foreign Countries and Companies which has made America Richer, Stronger, Bigger, and Better than ever before, I am hereby WITHDRAWING my Endorsement of RINO Congressman Jeff Hurd, of Colorado’s 3rd District, and fully Endorsing Highly Respected Patriot, Hope Scheppelman, to take his place in Congress,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The move came one day after Hurd cited the Constitution’s separation of powers following a Supreme Court ruling Friday limiting the president’s tariff authority, and hours after Trump announced he would raise the global tariff rate to 10% and then 15% on Saturday.
The endorsement reversal marks a rare public break between Trump and a Republican incumbent.
Take a look:
🚨Just in: President Trump is removing his endorsement from Jeff Hurd in the GOP Primary for the Colorado 3rd Congressional District
Hurd is a member of the Moderate Main Street GOP
Hurd voted against Trump Tariffs
Hurd opponent in the primary is Hope Scheppelman (@HopeSchepp) pic.twitter.com/ehAXNUzYnk
— The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) February 21, 2026
Trump’s move marks the second time in recent months he has pulled his endorsement from a lawmaker running for re-election.
In November of last year, Trump rescinded his endorsement of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, per Politico:
Marjorie Taylor Greene, the MAGA firebrand who rose to prominence as a combative supporter of President Donald Trump, announced late Friday she is resigning from Congress after a public feud with him.
Greene, who was elected to Congress in 2020 from a rural northwestern Georgia district, made the surprise announcement in a surprise video address that referenced her falling out with Trump. The president branded her a “traitor” and withdrew his endorsement for supporting an effort he opposed to release files from the criminal investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“Standing up for American women who were raped at 14, trafficked and used by rich powerful men, should not result in me being called a traitor and threatened by the President of the United States, whom I fought for,” she said in a statement posted on X.
Her resignation reflects increasing divisions within the MAGA movement that propelled Trump to power on a populist agenda that Greene had aggressively supported.