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Trump Urged Ex-Ambassador to Run for Alabama Governor in Revenge Plot, WSJ Says

GRUDGE REPORT

Trump reportedly blames Gov. Kay Ivey for not allowing him to hold a rally at a military memorial park.

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Donald Trump just can’t let go of his grudges. In a Wall Street Journal report detailing how Trump is approaching Republican gubernatorial races next year, advisers described how he urged ex-ambassador Lynda Blanchard to drop her U.S. Senate campaign and challenge Alabama’s GOP Gov. Kay Ivey instead—with his endorsement. Trump reportedly blames Ivey for not allowing him to hold a July rally at a military park, even though the decision was made by a state commission. A spokesman for Ivey’s office has reiterated the governor’s lack of involvement in the decision, and Blanchard has not indicated she will abandon her Senate campaign.

Read it at The Wall Street Journal