“He feels like it’s a big damn deal to be ambassador and he’s already done her a big favor,” said one source who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations with the former president. According to two sources familiar with Trump’s thinking who spoke with Jewish Insider, the former president has repeatedly conveyed, even as recently as last week, that he has no intention of endorsing Sands ahead of the May primary. “The only one that helped President Trump get elected, the only one he appointed to his economic advisory council and the only one who served in his administration as his ambassador.”īut it appears that such expressions of loyalty have not been entirely mutual as Sands has struggled to gain traction - in fundraising as well as straw poll support from regional caucuses - in the high-profile race to succeed retiring Sen. “I’m the only candidate that’s ‘America First’ since 2016,” Sands claimed in an interview on Sunday in Orlando, Fla., where the businesswoman and GOP donor sat on a panel of former Trump ambassadors at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Carla Sands, a candidate in Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary, often boasts of a unique connection with former President Donald Trump, who appointed her as ambassador to Denmark in his administration.
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