Emmer backs Trump

U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer announced Thursday that he is endorsing presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump in his campaign for president.

The 6th District Republican made his announcement on social media the same day Trump locked up enough GOP delegates to secure the party nomination.

“I have long said I would support the eventual nominee, and today Donald Trump clinched that position,” Emmer wrote. “Like most people, I've never agreed with a presidential candidate 100 percent of the time. But I am 100 percent sure that this country cannot afford Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders in the White House.”

Emmer also urged his fellow Republicans to unite behind Trump.

“Now is the time for unity to maintain our majorities in Congress and take back the White House,” he said. “We must stand together to bring real reforms forward.”

Minnesota’s other two Republican Congressmen, John Kline and Erik Paulsen, have previously said they planned to support the party’s eventual nominee.

 

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