Former president Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Bozeman, Montana, on Aug. 9, 2024. (Photo by Blair Miller, Daily Montanan)

President Donald Trump released a slew of endorsement posts for 2026 Congressional candidates on his social media network Truth Social on Monday, a full year out from the election.

Trump’s endorsements included posts supporting Montana’s two Republican representatives, Ryan Zinke, who is serving his second term representing the state’s western district, and Troy Downing, who was first elected to represent the eastern district last November.

Zinke served as Secretary of the Interior for a stint during Trump’s first administration, and returned to politics in 2022 when Montana gained a second congressional seat following the census redistricting.

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