{"id":1305951,"date":"2022-02-17T10:38:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T15:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1305951"},"modified":"2022-02-17T10:38:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T15:38:48","slug":"donald-trump-endorses-texas-republican-monica-de-la-cruz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-endorses-texas-republican-monica-de-la-cruz\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Endorses Texas Republican Monica De La Cruz"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdonald-trump-endorses-texas-republican-monica-de-la-cruz%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1305951&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Former President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed Monica De La Cruz, a Hispanic Texas Republican running in an open seat, only weeks ahead of the state\u2019s primary election.<\/p>\n<p>De La Cruz is standing in&nbsp;Texas\u2019 15th Congressional District and is poised to not only be the Republican nominee but also flip the seat from Democrat control after the incumbent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/midterm-election\/2021\/10\/26\/democrat-vicente-gonzalez-congressional-district\/\">moved<\/a> congressional districts.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMonica De La Cruz will be an incredible Congresswoman for the people of Texas\u2019 15th Congressional District,\u201d Trump said in a statement from his&nbsp;Save America PAC.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cA successful small businesswoman, Monica will fight hard to Grow our Economy, Secure our Border, Uphold the Rule of Law, Support our Military and Vets, and Defend the Second Amendment,\u201d the former president added. \u201cWith Monica, we will flip this seat and elect a Member of Congress who puts America First. Monica has my Complete and Total Endorsement!\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19423938\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AP21197760366114.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19423938\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AP21197760366114.jpg\" alt=\"Republican Monica De La Cruz-Hernandez, running in the next general election for the 15th House congressional district, talks in her office in Alamo, Texas, Thursday, July 8, 2021. In Republicans' bid to retake control of Congress, this traditionally Democratic stretch of south Texas has quietly become a top battleground. After making unexpected gains last November, the GOP is zeroing in on a trio of House seats in the region as key targets heading into next year's midterm elections. They include the 15th congressional district, which hasn't sent a Republican to Washington since its creation in 1903, but where the GOP newcomer came within three points of winning in 2020. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Republican Monica De La Cruz-Hernandez, running in the next general election for the 15th House congressional district, talks in her office in Alamo, Texas, Thursday, July 8, 2021. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The seat\u2019s current representative, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/06\/09\/exclusive-democrat-rep-vicente-gonzalez-allegedly-made-anti-police-statements-sparking-2000-bar-fight\/\">embattled<\/a> Rep. Vicente&nbsp;Gonzalez (D-TX), announced last year he would be opting to run in a different congressional district that would be safer for a Democrat since Republicans highly sought the Fifteenth Congressional District. While&nbsp;Gonzalez still has to run in a new primary, in the 34th Congressional District, the district was recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/27\/analysis-two-texas-democrat-congressional-districts-become-more-vulnerable\/\">changed<\/a> from a&nbsp;\u201cSafe Democratic\u201d district to a&nbsp;\u201cLikely Democratic\u201d district by UVA\u2019s&nbsp;Center for Politics.<\/p>\n<p>After Gonzalez officially announced he was changing congressional district, De La Cruz-Hernandez said during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/midterm-election\/2021\/10\/30\/exclusive-monica-de-la-cruz-hernandez-i-will-give-south-texas-hispanics-proper-representation-in-congress\/\">appearance on&nbsp;<em>Breitbart News Saturday<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;his departure is \u201ca huge development for our district, for the state, and for the nation. Because finally, South Texas, the Hispanics down here, are going to get the representation that they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is an awakening happening in South Texas among the Hispanic culture,\u201d De La Cruz-Hernandez explained at the time about being a Hispanic Republican in the area. \u201cI think what President Trump did is he shook up the establishment. He shook up the people to say, \u2018pay attention to what is happening.\u2019\u2026 that\u2019s what Hispanics are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Jacob Bliss is a reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow him on <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacobmbliss\"><i>Twitter<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed Monica De La Cruz, a Hispanic Texas Republican running in an open seat, only weeks ahead of the state\u2019s primary election. 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