In reversal, President Trump re-endorses Rep. Jeff Hurd, says he will give primary challenger a job
By Seth Klamann
Published on March 20, 2026.
President Donald Trump has re-endored U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District for the second time in a month. In a social media post, Trump announced that he would hire Hurd's conservative primary challenger, Hope Scheppelman, whom he had previously criticized for being too liberal and siding with Democrats. The president also stated that he will bring Scheppman and her husband into his administration in a capacity to be determined. This comes as House Republicans hold a bare majority and polls show Democrats leading Republicans by as much as 8 percentage points ahead of the midterms.
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