RACINE, Wis.—During a speech in Racine, Wisconsin, former President Donald Trump invited Republican Eric Hovde on stage to talk about his bid to unseat incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.).
The rally was a sign of just how important the state could be in November for both sides as the Senate majority is up for grabs.
“We win Wisconsin, and we win the whole thing,” the former president said at the event, his third in Wisconsin this year.
He joked that Mr. Hovde, a fellow real estate developer, looked straight out of “central casting.”
Although the primary isn’t until August, Mr. Hovde is widely seen as the presumptive nominee.
Still, Democrats in the Midwestern battleground state are already targeting Mr. Hovde, claiming the multimillionaire has used the term “shyster” as an anti-Semitic slur and lambasting his visit earlier this month to his beachside property in Laguna Beach, California.
Meanwhile, Wisconsin Republicans have gone after Ms. Baldwin, drawing attention to reports that Ms. Baldwin’s partner, Maria Brisbane, helps wealthy clients minimize taxes even as Ms. Baldwin publicly criticizes loopholes for wealthy filers.
Ms. Baldwin quickly hit back against former President Trump on X after his Racine appearance.
“She opposed it—I did it anyway,” former President Trump told a crowd of his supporters Tuesday night.
On stage, Mr. Hovde praised President Trump for a war-free presidency, while today the world is “awash in conflict.”