By The FirstCongressman Steve Scalise officially endorsed Donald Trump for the Republican nomination Tuesday, ending weeks of speculation over who the Number 2 GOP member would support in 2024.
“When Donald Trump was President, American workers and families were thriving,” Scalise said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital.
“The economy was strong and interest rates were low — grocery costs were affordable, and families could afford to buy a house and provide for their children,” Scalise continued. “The border was secure and crime was down. America had secure energy policies, keeping gas and utility prices low.”
Scalise said President Biden “has driven our country into chaos with skyrocketing costs, and hardworking taxpayers are the ones paying the price,” and that under his administration, “gas prices more than doubled, housing affordability reached all-time lows, mortgage rates doubled, inflation hit the highest level in 40 years, and interest rates are at the highest level in 22 years.”
“Hardworking Americans are fed up — consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level ever under President Biden,” Scalise said.