Trump Endorses Amanda McKinney in Washington’s 4th District Race

Trump backs Yakima County Commissioner Amanda McKinney ahead of the August 4 primary, calling her an America First candidate who will secure the border and cut taxes.

First Published: August 3, 2026, 2:38 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump endorsed Amanda McKinney, a Yakima County commissioner and business executive, in the race for Washington’s 4th Congressional District.

The endorsement lands one day before the state’s primary election, which the Republican National Committee lists for August 4, 2026, according to swampthevoteusa. Trump framed McKinney as an America First candidate who would advance his second-term agenda in Congress.

“Amanda McKinney has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next Representative from Washington’s 4th Congressional District,” Trump wrote in the post.

The move extends a pattern of Trump intervening early in Republican primaries to shape the party’s House ranks, a strategy that has reordered contests across the country since he returned to office.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “It is my Great Honor to endorse America First Patriot, Amanda McKinney, who is running to represent the wonderful people of Washington’s 4th Congressional District. A very successful Business Executive, Civic Leader, and Highly Respected Yakima County Commissioner, Amanda has dedicated her life to serving her Community. As your next Congresswoman, Amanda will fight tirelessly to Grow our Economy, Keep our Border SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, Support our Incredible Military/Veterans, Unleash American Energy DOMINANCE, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., Defend our always under siege Second Amendment, and Ensure PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH. Amanda McKinney has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next Representative from Washington’s 4th Congressional District. Election Day is Tuesday, August 4th. GET OUT AND VOTE FOR AMANDA – SHE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN! Find your Voting Location here: https://swampthevoteusa.com/washington/” on August 3, 2026 at 6:26 PM ET.

This is Trump’s 26th message released today, and the last post was 0 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 89 of his 482 posts over the last 30 days classified as Elections posts.

Trump directed supporters to a voter tool run by the party. The link points to a Republican National Committee page that lists early voting starting July 17, 2026, an online and mail registration deadline of July 27, 2026, and Primary Election Day on August 4, 2026, according to swampthevoteusa. Trump mentioned the source (see swampthevoteusa) to help voters locate polling and ballot options.

McKinney has served as a Yakima County commissioner and cast herself as a civic leader and business executive in the agricultural heart of central Washington. The 4th District covers a wide swath of eastern and central Washington, including Yakima and the Tri-Cities, and has leaned Republican in recent cycles.

Washington uses a top-two primary system, in which all candidates appear on a single ballot and the two highest finishers advance to November regardless of party. That format means a Trump endorsement can lift a favored Republican past intraparty rivals before the general election begins.

The stakes reach beyond one district. Every House seat carries weight in a chamber where narrow margins have decided the fate of tax, border and energy legislation, the same priorities Trump listed in his post. A win for an endorsed candidate strengthens his hand with the House majority.

An average reader in the district faces a near-term deadline. Voters must return ballots and confirm polling locations by Primary Election Day on August 4, 2026, according to swampthevoteusa, and the outcome will help determine who represents the region in Washington.

This has happened before. Trump has issued hundreds of endorsements across primary seasons, and his backing has repeatedly propelled first-time and lesser-known candidates through crowded Republican fields.

Voters will make the next decision at the polls on August 4, 2026, when the top two finishers advance to the November general election.

Endorsements have long decided the fortunes of House hopefuls, as party leaders have learned across generations. Theodore Roosevelt split from the Republican establishment in 1912 and ran on the Progressive ticket, drawing about 27 percent of the vote and outpolling the sitting president, William Howard Taft, who took roughly 23 percent. Roosevelt’s intervention fractured the party and handed the presidency to Democrat Woodrow Wilson. The episode showed how a single leader’s blessing, or its absence, can redraw a party’s map for a generation.