SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELOLAND)- Earlier this week, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he will endorse Senator Mike Rounds for re-election. Senator Rounds acknowledge the endorsement and thank the President. Candidates, Democrat Julian Beaudion and Independent Brian Bengs have now responded to this endorsement.
Brian Bengs:
“When President Trump wanted tax cuts for billionaires and corporations, Mike followed orders,” Bengs said in a statement to KELOLAND News about Trump’s endorsement of Rounds. “When that package required taking health care funding away from South Dakotans, Mike followed orders. When the White House said to ignore the Epstein Files, Mike followed orders. Mike Rounds excels at following orders without question so it’s no surprise the President is rewarding him even as he sells us out. If elected, my bosses will be the regular South Dakotans Mike betrayed and not the White House—whether Democrat or Republican.”
Julian Beaudion:
“This endorsement is not shocking but it does show just how out of touch Rounds and Trump are with South Dakotans,” Beaudion said in a statement to KELOLAND News about the presidential endorsement. “They want to pull money from our schools, silence South Dakota Public Broadcasting, and slash the budgets that keep our communities safe. That puts politics first and our state last. South Dakota needs a leader who backs words with action. I served as a State Trooper, built a family business, and worked with nonprofits across our state. I will always put South Dakota first.”
Senator Mike Rounds told KELOLAND that he will announce his plans on whether he will run for re-election for the U.S. Senate sometime this fall.
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