Montana GOP Senate hopeful touts Trump’s support in new ad

Republican Matt Rosendale is tying himself closer to President Trump, unveiling a new television ad on Tuesday that uses the president’s own words to make the case against incumbent Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.).

The 30-second ad spot features Trump speaking at a rally in Great Falls last month, and includes a clip of the president touting Rosendale as a “Montana fighter.”

“A vote for Jon Tester is a vote for [Sen.] Chuck Schumer [D-N.Y.], [Rep.] Nancy Pelosi [D-Calif.],” Trump says, referring to the Senate and House minority leaders, respectively. “Jon Tester, he signed up for the Democrats’ radical immigration agenda.”

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Rosendale has sought to align himself closely with Trump, who won Montana in 2016 by a 20-point margin. 

Tester is seeking a third term in the Senate. And while he’s well-known in Montana, he could still face a difficult reelection bid, as Republicans seek to strengthen their majority in the Senate.

For his part, Tester has avoided criticizing Trump in the same vein as some of his Democratic colleagues.

In the first TV ad of his reelection bid earlier this year, he touted 13 of his bills that Trump had signed into law since taking office.