{"id":76257,"date":"2025-12-04T20:22:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/76257\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T20:22:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:22:09","slug":"trump-endorses-trever-nehls-for-texas-22nd-congressional-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/76257\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump endorses Trever Nehls for Texas 22nd Congressional District"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Donald Trump<\/a> gave his &#8220;complete and total endorsement&#8221; to Trever Nehls in the race to serve Texas&#8217; 22nd Congressional District, a seat now held by Rep. Troy Nehls, who is Trever&#8217;s twin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">&#8220;It is my honor to endorse MAGA warrior TREVER NEHLS, who is running to represent the incredible people of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Texas\u2019 22nd Congressional District<\/a>. Trever&#8217;s brother is the GREAT Congressman from Texas, Troy Nehls. He and his family are fierce advocates for our movement to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN,&#8221; Trump wrote on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a former Fort Bend County Constable, and retired U.S. Army Colonel, Trever strongly supports our incredible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/police-and-law-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">law enforcement<\/a>, military, and veterans, and knows the wisdom and courage it takes to ensure LAW AND ORDER,&#8221; Trump added.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said that Trever Nehls, if elected, would work to keep the border secure, stop migrant crime, cut taxes and regulations and &#8220;defend our always-under-siege Second Amendment,&#8221; among other things.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/rep-troy-nehls-trump-ally-not-seek-re-election-twin-brother-announces-campaign-replace-him\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">REP TROY NEHLS, A TRUMP ALLY, WILL NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION AS TWIN BROTHER ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE HIM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/president-donald-trump-pointing-gestures-smiling.jpg\" alt=\"Trump smiles and points\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump points a finger during an announcement about lowering U.S. drug prices, at the White House in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2025.\u00a0 (Kent Nishimura\/Reuters)<\/p>\n<p>Trever Nehls said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ColTreverNehls\/posts\/pfbid0jDJ1d59qYyeoBNSV6mb8ik8tzsb24LsxVtAtwMqbacVg99u7aGgAyHkKEBscZHzul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">post on Facebook<\/a> that he was &#8220;extremely honored&#8221; to have Trump&#8217;s endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In Congress, I will stand firmly by President Trump and work to cement President Trump\u2019s executive orders into permanent law. I will work tirelessly to secure the opportunity to represent TX-22 in Congress and fight shoulder-to-shoulder with President Trump to secure our homeland, make affordability a reality, and usher in the Golden Age of America,&#8221; he said in the post.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/troy-nehls-retiring-congress.png\" alt=\"Rep. Troy Nehls wearing a Trump tie\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, sports a Donald Trump tie outside the U.S. Capitol on June 27, 2024.\u00a0 (Tom Williams\/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/marjorie-taylor-greene-announces-resignation-from-congress-after-president-trump-withdraws-endorsement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION FROM CONGRESS AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP WITHDRAWS ENDORSEMENT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Troy Nehls, a close ally of the president, announced his retirement on Nov. 29 and said he would &#8220;return home after this Congress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After more than 30 years in law enforcement serving and protecting my community as a police officer, constable, Fort Bend County Sheriff, an Army veteran, and six years representing this district in Congress, I have made the decision, after conversations with my beautiful bride and my girls over the Thanksgiving holiday, to focus on my family and return home after this Congress,&#8221; Troy Nehls said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Before making this decision, I called President Trump personally to let him know of my plans. President Trump has always been a strong ally for our district and a true friend, and I wanted him to hear it from me first,&#8221; the congressman said.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/texas-republican-troy-nehls-washington.jpg\" alt=\"Troy Nehls speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, speaks to the media following on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Nov. 18, 2025.\u00a0 (Annabelle Gordon\/File Photo\/Reuters)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Trever Nehls&#8217;s campaign announced that Troy had tapped him as his replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also endorsed several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/house-of-representatives\/republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Republican lawmakers<\/a> from Texas for reelection, including Reps. John Carter, Randy Weber, Michael Cloud, Nathaniel Moran and Craig Goldman.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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