Cotton endorses Trump, says ‘everything has gone to hell’ under Biden

EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Tom Cotton has endorsed former President Trump’s bid for the 2024 GOP nomination, telling Fox News Digital he seems to be ahead to “working with him to win back the White House and the Senate” and to getting the nation “back on track.”

“When Donald Trump was president, America was secure, robust, and affluent,” Cotton, R-Ark., advised Fox News Digital. “With Joe Biden as president, everything has gone to hell: families can’t afford groceries, our border is wide one to a full-blown invasion, and our enemies are starting wars everywhere.”

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“I endorse President Trump and I look forward to working with him to win back the White House and the Senate so we can help hardworking Arkansans suffering from Joe Biden’s disastrous policies.”

Cotton added, “It’s time to get our country back on track.”

Sen. Tom Cotton has endorsed former President Trump in his bid for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. (Zach Gibson/Bloomberg by way of Getty Images)

Cotton and the previous president labored collectively on immigration coverage and securing the border in the course of the Trump administration.

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In 2017, Trump championed laws launched by Cotton and then-Sen. David Perdue that known as for a merit-based system that will considerably overhaul authorized immigration within the United States by lowering the variety of inexperienced playing cards issued from 1 million to 500,000 a 12 months.

The invoice — the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act — labored to prioritize immigrants primarily based on the talents they bring about to the United States whereas additionally safeguarding the roles of American employees.

The invoice didn’t cross, but it surely was unveiled in a high-profile ceremony on the White House.

A supply shut to Cotton advised Fox News Digital that the senator hopes to work with Trump on immigration reform in a attainable second time period.

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Cotton’s endorsement of Trump comes as GOP senators rally across the 2024 Republican front-runner.

Cotton joins practically two dozen GOP senators in endorsing Trump, together with Sens. JD Vance of Ohio, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Rick Scott of Florida, Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt of Missouri, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and extra.