Populist conservative and ex-NBA player Royce White has shaken up a U.S. Senate primary race in Minnesota. White stunned Minnesota’s political world in May when — with personal backing from Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon — he captured the state Republican Party’s endorsement to challenge Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen.
Republican Senate candidate Royce White talks during an interview with The Associated Press in Minneapolis, Thursday, July 18, 2024. Republican Senate candidate Joe Fraser speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Minneapolis, Friday, July 19, 2024. Republican Senate candidate Royce White, right, stands in solidarity with longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon , as Bannon reports to the federal prison in Danbury, Conn., July 1, 2024.
“Please Call Me Crazy” is the name of White’s podcast. He’s also a prolific poster on social media, where he recently called himself “the new gold standard of American badass, smash-mouth, nationalist populism.” White drew little attention when he finished second in a GOP primary in 2022 for the nomination to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar. So he was as shocked as anyone, he acknowledged in an interview, when he won a first-ballot endorsement at the state party’s convention in May. He beat a more traditional Republican, U.S. Navy veteran Joe Fraser, who’s also running in the primary.
White denies any improper spending. In a filing last month, he reported he had reimbursed his campaign for “non-authorized expenses,” including the strip club visit. He tweeted that he loved the food there. He acknowledged that he owes child support. Klobuchar spokesperson Ben Hill didn’t mention her challengers in touting the senator’s legislative accomplishments on forcing drug companies to negotiate prices for medicines and winning help for military veterans. “Senator Klobuchar is focused on her job in the Senate and delivering results for Minnesotans,” Hill said in an email.
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