President Donald Trump’s undefeated record in 2026 Republican primary contests has fallen by the wayside.
According to theWashington Post, Trump-endorsed Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra of Iowa suffered an upset loss in Tuesday’s Iowa GOP gubernatorial primary, falling to conservative businessman and farmer Zach Lahn, a favorite of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again movement as well as prominent conservative organizations.
In the 2024 election, Iowa delivered Trump a comfortable 13-point victory over then-Vice President Kamala Harris.
Hawkeye State voters, however, rejected the president’s belated endorsement of Feenstra, which did not come until Friday.
In fact, one anonymous source, described by the Post as “close to Trump’s political operation,” characterized the Feenstra endorsement as a “Hail Mary,” a last-minute concession to members of Congress who backed their colleague.
“It appears he was more substantially behind than the polls were showing,” the anonymous source said of Feenstra. “Everyone close to this was just kind of wrong.”
Before Tuesday, Trump-endorsed candidates had dominated 2026 GOP primaries.
Most notably, last month, the president and his allies ousted Republican Rep.Thomas Massieof Kentucky.
Also last month, Trump-endorsed Texas State Attorney GeneralKen Paxtondefeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn of Texas.
In Iowa, however, Hahn had already secured the backing of prominent conservative organizations, including Turning Point USA, co-founded by slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Source: VidNews » Feed
