Former Wisconsin Attorney General and state Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel, middle, greets Donald Trump Jr., as Charlie Kirk looks on during a town hall Monday, March 17, 2025, in Oconomowoc, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
"It’s a really big and important race, and could have much to do with the future of our Country. Get out and VOTE, NOW, for the Republican Candidate — BRAD!!!" Trump said.
It's not the first time Trump has voiced support for Schimel. The Wisconsin Supreme Court election is scheduled for April 1, but Trump called supporters to turn out Saturday, as early voting had already begun.
"Brad Schimel is running against Radical Left Liberal Susan Crawford, who has repeatedly given child molesters, rapists, women beaters, and domestic abusers ‘light’ sentences," Trump wrote Saturday on his social media platform. "She is the handpicked voice of the Leftists who are out to destroy your State, and our Country — And if she wins, the Movement to restore our Nation will bypass Wisconsin. All Voters who believe in Common Sense should GET OUT TO VOTE EARLY for Brad Schimel."
"By turning out and VOTING EARLY, you will be helping to Uphold the Rule of Law, Protect our Incredible Police, Secure our Beloved Constitution, Safeguard our Inalienable Rights, and PRESERVE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL," Trump said.
Brad Schimel, then attorney general of Wisconsin, speaks during a campaign rally at Weldall Manufacturing Inc., in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Republicans are branding Crawford as "dangerously liberal," citing support from Soros, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, as well as activist groups who support gender-transition surgeries for minors and allowing biological men to compete in women’s sports.
A source familiar with the race warned of Crawford’s candidacy as part of an ongoing "radical" shift in Wisconsin – both with liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz’ similarly contentious election in 2023 and Gov. Tony Evers’ move to replace "mother" in the state budget dozens of times with "inseminated person."
Republicans also accuse Crawford of signaling a willingness to "legislate from the bench," citing her past role in challenging the state’s voter ID law and her appearance at a January event hosted by a liberal donor group aiming to unseat Reps. Bryan Steil of Janesville and Derrick Van Orden of Prairie du Chien.
In January, Wisconsin Republicans also claimed that Crawford would seek "selling two of Wisconsin seats" after a New York Times report cited donors hoping that Crawford’s win would lead to Steil’s and Van Orden’s ouster.
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