By supporting "Eric" in the Missouri Senate contest, Trump confounds the GOP.

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By backing "ERIC" in a Monday night statement, former president Donald Trump added some last-minute confusion before Missouri's Senate race on Tuesday. [{ "selector": ".keitc-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Which Eric? former governor of Missouri Eric Greitens? Eric Schmitt, state's attorney general? Or even the obscure Eric McElroy?

"I am delighted to declare that ERIC has my Complete and Total Endorsement," he said.

"I trust the Great People of Missouri to make up their own minds on this one, much as they did when they delivered me landslide victory in the 2016 and 2020 Elections."

Following his emphasis on the need for voters to "send a MAGA Champion and True Warrior to the U.S. Senate, someone who will fight for Border Security, [{ "selector": ".oznqt-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Election Integrity, our Military and Great Veterans, coupled with having a powerful toughness on Crime and the Border," Trump released a statement. [{ "selector": ".jmpew-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]