Donald Trump Jr. joins Herbster at three stops in Nebraska | Elections

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Tim Johnson North Platte Telegraph

NORTH PLATTE – Donald Trump Jr. stumped for Charles Herbster at three stops in Nebraska on Wednesday, reinforcing the endorsement his father, former President Donald Trump, gave Herbster in the race to be Nebraska’s next governor.

Speaking in North Platte, Trump Jr. said his family owes Herbster a debt of gratitude because he was “a supporter of the movement, of my father, of the ideas, back when it wasn’t expedient.

“We see a lot of people, they jump on a bandwagon when they can get something for themselves. He was a supporter. He was a believer, when we had zero chance of winning. There is a difference. ”

Grand Island was one of three Nebraska stops at which Donald Trump Jr. (left) stumped for Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster.

Josh Salmon, Independent

Trump Jr. appealed to those in attendance at the Lincoln County fairgrounds. He attended other campaign rallies with Herbster on Wednesday in Gering and Grand Island.

“We need you guys to be invested. You’ve seen how powerful good conservative leadership can be in the governor’s office across America, ”Trump Jr. said. said.

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“We need guys like Charles Herbster, and more importantly, we need you guys to fight for guys like Charles Herbster and for those people who have the guts to step off that private sector, to fight and take not just the other side but take on the establishment. ”

While Herbster’s immediate focus is on winning a crowded Republican primary in May, Trump Jr. also took a number of shots at the Democratic party and President Joe Biden.

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“We’ve seen what (the Democrats) can do in this country in one year,” he said. “It’s the only place they’ve overperformed. I was like, ‘It’s going to take them four years to destroy our country.’ Man, they’re doing a really good job. ”

As Trump Jr. rallied Herbster supporters at the fairgrounds, the other front-runners in the race for the Republican nomination-University of Nebraska Regent Jim Pillen of Columbus and state Sen. Brett Lindstrom of Omaha – made campaign stops Wednesday in North Platte.

Speaking before turning the microphone over to Trump Jr., Herbster said he’s not a politician and doesn’t want to be categorized as one.

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The businessman, farmer and rancher from Falls City, who served as the chairman of the former president’s Agriculture and Rural Advisory Committee, said he is running to be the CEO of Nebraska rather than its governor.

“I know we can build this state, I know we can sell this state,” he said.

“I know we can market this state and we can make Nebraska an absolute light on a shining hill here in the Midwest.”

He addressed the crowd for about nine minutes, touching on education, religion, election integrity, law enforcement and illegal immigration.

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