Trump has not acknowledged his gubernatorial pick's GOP primary loss to Jim Pillen in West Virginia, ending the former president's winning streak.
, won the race with 33.3 percent, with Herbster second on 30.4 percent.
The loss for Herbster, who was accused of sexual assault by eight women just weeks before the polls opened, which the agricultural businessman denies, meant that Trump's streak of endorsing candidates who went on to win their respective primariesNebraska ExaminerFormer President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally at the I-80 Speedway on May 01, 2022 in Greenwood, Nebraska. Trump supported Charles Herbster in the Nebraska GOP gubernatorial primary.
against him, which he previously suggested was a political hit piece orchestrated by Ricketts and Pillen, which both men denied.While he has not publicly addressed Herbster's loss to Pillen, Trump immediately postedabout Mooney's Tuesday GOP primary victory in West Virginia's newly-formed 2nd Congressional District, which will be seen as
Posting on Truth Social after Mooney was declared the winner, Trump wrote:"I Love West Virginia. Congratulations to Alex Mooney on his BIG WIN!!!"