A MAGA lawmaker is asking for “prayers” after being snubbed by President Donald Trump.
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Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC) took to X on Saturday just hours after Trump announced he would endorse late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline Graham Nordone to replace him — and not Fry.
“My family and I have a big decision to make soon,” Fry wrote. “We’d appreciate your prayers.”
Trump’s endorsement of Nordone caught the GOP flat-footed, as she had only been intended to be a caretaker appointment while voters decided a replacement, according to previous reporting.
Filing to enter the race opens in three days, according to the Associated Press, which leaves Fry and other would-be contenders little time to decide whether to challenge a Trump-backed candidate in the primary.
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Nordone’s entrance into the race complicates the path ahead for multiple U.S. representatives who have expressed interest in running, including Rep. Fry and Rep. William Timmons (R-SC).
“Russell Fry says he hasn’t made a decision as to whether he will run in the primary for Senate in S.C.,” noted Jake Sherman, the founder of Punchbowl News, in a response to Fry’s big decision post. “In Congress, Reps. Ralph Norman and Nancy Mace have signaled they may run.”
The Democratic nominee in the race is Annie Andrews, a pediatrician.
On Saturday, Fry suggested he will weigh his options carefully.
“South Carolina deserves strong conservative leadership,” he wrote. “We need a fighter and one who delivers results for South Carolina and the US.”
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