SEEKING PROMOTION

Trump Attack Dog Makes Play for Senate Seat

Rep. Harriet Hageman said she would welcome Trump’s endorsement in this race.

Rep. Harriet Hageman announced Tuesday that she would run for Senate in Wyoming to replace retiring GOP Sen. Cynthia Lummis. The two-term House Republican had been considering a run for governor, but ultimately chose the Senate, telling the Cowboy State Daily “It’s important that we have someone who can hit the ground running the moment [Lummis] retires. That’s not the place for on-the-job training.” Hageman said President Trump is “well aware” she is running for Senate and noted she would welcome his endorsement for a third time. In her announcement video, she touted working with Trump to “deliver the largest tax cut in American history,” and to “secure the border and fund efforts to remove and deport those in the country illegally.” Hageman, 63, ousted then-Rep. Liz Cheney in the state’s 2022 primary race. Cheney became the ire of Trump after she took a prominent role in the House investigating Trump’s involvement with the Jan. 6 insurrection.