How J.D. Vance is exerting his influence in a key race in critical swing state…as Donald Trump is now backing TWO candidates

In what appears to beryllium a first, Donald Trump has endorsed some front-liner Republicans successful an Arizona House superior wherever they are moving against each other. 

'They will some beryllium spectacular, and I’m pleased to denote that some Blake Masters and Abe Hamadeh person my Complete and Total Endorsement to beryllium nan adjacent Congressman of Arizona’s 8th Congressional District — THEY WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!' Trump wrote connected Truth Social connected Sunday.  

Trump and his VP prime Sen. J.D. Vance had antecedently recovered themselves connected other sides successful nan contentious Arizona primary. 

Trump primitively endorsed Hamadeh while Vance has ever backed Masters. 

Hamadeh and Masters person go bitter rivals since running, some unsuccessfully, connected nan aforesaid summons successful 2022 -  Hamadeh for lawyer wide and Masters for Senate.  

Trump ordered Masters not to run for Senate again this clip to make measurement for Kari Lake, and he complied. Masters alternatively focused connected nan House title for nan 8 territory - and Trump this clip threw his weight against him earlier Sunday's switchup. 

'Blake Masters is simply a very successful businessman, and an incredibly beardown protagonist of our Movement to Make America Great Again - He is smart and tough! Likewise, Abe Hamadeh, a Veteran, erstwhile prosecutor, and fearless combatant for Election Integrity, has been pinch maine each nan way!' Trump said. 

The endorsement came conscionable aft Trump hailed cryptocurrencies astatine nan Bitcoin Conference successful Nashville, Tenn. 

Vance has a rally successful nan Arizona territory connected Wednesday 1 time aft nan primary. One root acquainted pinch nan title questioned whether Trump was acrophobic of Vance's governmental sway winning retired complete his own.

Vance and Masters share a relationship done billionaire PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel.

Masters served arsenic Thiel Capital's COO until 2022 erstwhile he resigned to attraction connected nan Senate bid. But FEC disclosures show conscionable past twelvemonth Thiel paid Masters an eye-watering $25 cardinal arsenic a bonus. The shape says nan costs was portion of a five-year scheme agreed to successful 2018. 

Thiel, who donated $10 cardinal to Masters' unsuccessful Senate bid successful 2022, swore disconnected governmental donations this cycle. Trump reportedly called him a 'f***ing scumbag' to Masters aft nan ex-president called Thiel to inquire him to springiness $10 cardinal to his 2024 campaign. 

Thiel, meanwhile, served arsenic a mentor to Vance, a backer of his task superior firm, donated complete $15 cardinal to his Senate title and helped him unafraid different high-dollar donors. 

While he's not yet committed immoderate much money this cycle, Thiel appears to beryllium warming to nan Trump ticket. 

Masters has stirred contention by leaning into Vance's 'childless feline lady' comments. 

'Political leaders should person children. Certainly they should astatine slightest beryllium married,' Masters wrote connected X. 'If you aren’t moving aliases can’t tally a family of your own, really tin you subordinate to a constituency of families, aliases govern wisely pinch respect to early generations? Skin successful nan crippled matters.'

Masters has directed nan aforesaid disapproval astatine Hamadeh, who is single, contrasting that pinch Masters himself who has a 'wonderful woman and 4 beautiful boys.'

Vance told Tucker Carlson successful a 2021 question and reply nan U.S. is tally 'via nan Democrats, via our firm oligarchs—by a bunch of childless feline ladies.'

A erstwhile personnel of Congress who offered a staffer $5 cardinal to person his child and a section lawmaker who spewed pro-Hitler talking points are besides among nan colorful candidates vying for nan spot to switch retiring Rep. Debbie Lesko. 

Masters has besides attacked Hamadeh for being nan kid of Syrian immigrants and being Muslim.

'Dishonest Abe supported Chuck Schumer's amnesty bill, possibly because Abe's parents were forbidden immigrants,' a Masters advertisement said. 'Dishonest Abe said women person nan correct to abort their babies. Dishonest Abe supported cuts to Social Security, Medicare and nan military. Dishonest Abe said America was founded connected Islamic principles. He moreover said Israel was down 9/11.' 

The video features shots of Hamadeh pinch minarets astir him, successful Mecca wearing an Ihram.