{"id":69539,"date":"2026-03-20T09:55:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T14:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/trump-backed-senate-hopeful-gains-momentum-with-top-gop-endorsements-before-mullin-dhs-shift\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T09:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T14:55:07","slug":"trump-backed-senate-hopeful-gains-momentum-with-top-gop-endorsements-before-mullin-dhs-shift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/trump-backed-senate-hopeful-gains-momentum-with-top-gop-endorsements-before-mullin-dhs-shift\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump-backed Senate hopeful gains momentum with top GOP endorsements before Mullin DHS shift"},"content":{"rendered":"

Senate Majority Leader John Thune<\/a>, R-S.D., and National Republican Senatorial Committee chair Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., have both endorsed Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., for U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n

“Kevin Hern is a proven conservative leader and fighter for Oklahomans in the House, where he has championed our shared Republican agenda. He will be a great asset in the Senate and has my full support and endorsement,” Thune said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“Kevin Hern is a principled conservative, Oklahoma-first leader who knows what it means to create jobs and unleash prosperity. He is a fighter for President Trump\u2019s agenda, and we\u2019re excited to welcome him to our Republican majority as Oklahoma\u2019s next Senator,” Scott said in a statement.<\/p>\n

THUNE ACCUSES CRITICS OF \u2018CREATING FALSE EXPECTATIONS\u2019 AMID BACKLASH OVER STALLED SAVE AMERICA ACT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

President Donald Trump<\/a> has tapped GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to take over the role of Department of Homeland Security secretary.<\/p>\n

If the Senate confirms Mullin to serve in the post, Oklahoma<\/a> Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, will get to appoint a replacement to fill the vacancy, but that appointment would come with a significant catch.\u00a0<\/p>\n

HOUSE GOP LEADER LAUNCHES SENATE BID AS TRUMP TAPS MARKWAYNE MULLIN FOR DHS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Oklahoma state law<\/a> stipulates that “a person who is a prospective appointee shall submit to the Secretary of State an oath affirming that the person will not file as a candidate for the office when it next appears on the ballot.”<\/p>\n

In a post<\/a> on X last week, Stitt wrote, “I appreciate @POTUS taking time to meet to discuss the importance of appointing a new U.S. Senator for Oklahoma. President Trump has made a great selection in Markwayne Mullin to join his cabinet, and I am committed to making a swift decision on his replacement once Mullin is confirmed by the Senate.”<\/p>\n

Trump endorsed Hern for the Senate seat last week.<\/p>\n

\u2018TELL ME TO MY FACE\u2019: TOP MOMENTS IN MULLIN’S HEATED CONFIRMATION HEARING TO BE TRUMP’S NEXT DHS CHIEF<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Kevin Hern will be an outstanding Senator, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement \u2013 HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!” the president declared in a Truth Social post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and National Republican Senatorial Committee chair Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., have both endorsed Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., for U.S. Senate. “Kevin Hern is a proven conservative leader and fighter for Oklahomans in the House, where he has championed our shared Republican agenda. He will be a great asset in … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69539\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}