President Donald Trump has re-endorsed Republican Rep. Jeff Hurd of Colorado, less than a month after withdrawing his support over Hurd\u2019s vote against the president\u2019s tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a Friday post on Truth Social, Trump said Hurd\u2019s primary opponent, former Colorado GOP vice chair and Navy veteran Hope Scheppelman, agreed to exit the race and instead join his administration \u201cin a capacity to be determined.\u201d Trump had originally endorsed Hurd for reelection in October 2025, but rescinded that endorsement in February after Hurd joined six other Republicans and Democrats in supporting a House resolution to repeal tariffs on Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cI met with Hope Scheppelman and her husband Steven, of the Radical Left State of Colorado, to discuss various opportunities to serve our Country in a different capacity than her current run for the United States Congress,\u201d Trump wrote in his Friday post. \u201cTogether with them, we decided that Congressman Jeff Hurd, of Colorado\u2019s 3rd Congressional District, should in no way, shape, or form, be impeded from winning the District in that the Democrat alternative is a DISASTER for our Country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTherefore, I will be fully supporting Jeff\u2019s Re-Election to the House of Representatives, giving him my Complete and Total Endorsement!\u201d the president added. \u201cEvery true MAGA supporter and Republican, if they truly care about saving our Country, will do everything in their power to unify together, and defeat the Crazed Radical Left Democrats this November.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Trump had sharply criticized Hurd in his February 21 post announcing the withdrawal of his endorsement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cCongressman Hurd is one of a small number of Legislators who have let me and our Country down. He is more interested in protecting Foreign Countries that have been ripping us off for decades than he is the United States of America,\u201d Trump wrote at the time, defending his \u201cunbelievably successful\u201d tariffs, which he said made \u201cAmerica Richer, Stronger, Bigger, and Better than ever before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTaking back an Endorsement is a difficult decision for me. I have only done it once before, with a former Congressman named Mo Brooks, from Alabama, who was leading by 54 points after my Endorsement for U.S. Senate, and then, he unexpectedly, for strictly political reasons, changed his views on the Rigged Election of 2020, and lost his Race in a Landslide to Katie Britt, who I Endorsed,\u201d Trump continued, referencing the 2022 Alabama Senate race.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese are the decisions that must be made, however, to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!\u201d he added at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following Trump\u2019s renewed endorsement, Hurd expressed appreciation and emphasized party unity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m grateful for President Trump\u2019s support and appreciate his efforts to unify Republicans in Colorado\u2019s Third District,\u201d Hurd wrote in a Friday post on X. \u201cThe President and I share the same goals: securing the border, American energy dominance, and helping working families. I will continue to focus on representing Colorado\u2019s Third District, delivering results for rural Colorado, and running a serious campaign to earn the support of voters across the district.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n