Trump Gives Kiggans His Complete and Total Endorsement in Virginia’s 2nd District
Trump backs Congresswoman Jen Kiggans, a former Navy helicopter pilot, praising her record on the border, the economy and the military ahead of her reelection bid.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump endorsed Congresswoman Jen Kiggans, the Republican representing Virginia’s coastal 2nd Congressional District, in a Truth Social post praising her military background and her record in Congress. Trump called Kiggans a former Navy helicopter pilot who knows how to defend the country and support veterans, and he pledged his full support for her candidacy.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Congresswoman Jen Kiggans is a Tremendous Advocate for the Great People of Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District! A former Navy helicopter pilot, Jen knows how to Defend our Country, Support our Brave Military/Veterans, and Ensure PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH. In Congress, Jen is working hard to Secure the Border, Grow the Economy, Restore American Energy Independence, and Protect our always under siege Second Amendment. Jen Kiggans has my Complete and Total Endorsement — SHE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!” on September 17, 2026 at 8:19 PM ET.
This is Trump’s 13th message released today, and the last post was 5 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 80 of his 564 posts over the last 30 days classified as Elections posts.
Kiggans serves Virginia’s Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, a district that includes Virginia Beach, the Eastern Shore, part of Chesapeake and Southampton, Isle of Wight, Suffolk, and Franklin City, according to virginiashiprepair. She was winged as a Naval Aviator in 1995 and served for 10 years as a helicopter pilot flying H-46 and H-3 helicopters, completing two deployments to the Persian Gulf, according to virginiashiprepair. She later became a board-certified Adult-Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and worked in long-term care and nursing facilities in Virginia Beach and Norfolk, according to virginiashiprepair. A graduate of Old Dominion University’s Nursing School and Vanderbilt University’s Nurse Practitioner program, she served three sessions in the Virginia State Senate before winning her U.S. House seat in November 2022, according to virginiashiprepair.
Kiggans has focused in Congress on cutting inflation and lowering the cost of living, and she supported the Working Families Tax Cuts that made the 2017 tax cuts permanent, according to jenforcongress. She has pushed pro-growth policies for small businesses and worked to expand the Child Tax Credit, according to jenforcongress. On border policy, she supported increased border security funding and backed major investments in border agents, technology and infrastructure through key 2025 votes and funding packages, according to jenforcongress. She cosponsored the Laken Riley Act, which strengthens interior enforcement and was signed into law, according to jenforcongress.
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