Marsha Blackburn (pictured) “is a wonderful woman who has always been there when we have needed her,” the president tweeted. “Great on the Military, Border Security and Crime. ... I will be there to campaign with her!” | Joe Raedle/Getty Images Trump endorses Blackburn in Tennessee Senate race

Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) got an executive endorsement on Thursday from President Donald Trump, who added that he would campaign for her in the race for Sen. Bob Corker’s seat.

“[email protected] is a wonderful woman who has always been there when we have needed her,” the president wrote on Twitter on Thursday afternoon. “Great on the Military, Border Security and Crime. Loves and works hard for the people of Tennessee. She has my full endorsement and I will be there to campaign with her!”


Blackburn is up against former Gov. Phil Bredesen of Tennessee, a Democrat, to replace Corker, who last year announced he would not seek reelection and reaffirmed that decision in February.

Corker on Wednesday spoke warmly of Bredesen, saying he thinks Bredesen has crossover appeal for Republicans and that he would not campaign against the Democrat. Corker estimated that Blackburn is trailing Bredesen by 6 percentage points, and he said he believes Blackburn faces an uphill battle in the campaign. However, Corker ultimately said he would vote for Blackburn and would contribute money to her campaign.

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Trump has previously endorsed candidates vying to fill Senate seats, including Luther Strange in Alabama, who lost the primary to Roy Moore. The president went on to endorse Moore, who ended up losing the special election to Democrat Doug Jones.

The president also endorsed and campaigned for Rick Saccone in a special election for Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District seat. Conor Lamb, the Democrat in the race, ended up narrowly defeating Saccone.

