President Donald Trump waits for the arrival of Crown Prince of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa outside the West Wing of the White House on July 16, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
"Even though his election will not be coming up for 5 years, I will never endorse this jerk again," Trump later said in the statement.
"The Radical Left Democrats and RINOS, like ‘Senator’ Mike Rounds, do not make it easy for our Country to succeed. He is a weak and ineffective leader, and I hereby firmly pledge that he will never receive my endorsement again!" Trump asserted in that statement several years ago.
But in an about-face, Trump has endorsed Rounds for re-election.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on July 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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Rounds thanked Trump for the endorsement on Monday in posts on X, adding, "I look forward to working with you to make America even better!"
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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