Fact-check · Sep 10, 2026 · Donald Trump
“Since 2020, president Trump has wielded his endorsement over 1,000 times”
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What the record shows
Trump made approximately 1,300+ endorsements since 2020: 174 in 2020, 5 in 2021, 254 in 2022, 306 in 2024, 196 in 2025, and 313 in 2026, per Ballotpedia tracking.
Sources
- Trump Boasts His Endorsement is ‘Strongest in History of Politics’ - Newsweek
- Assessing Trump's presidential endorsements while in and out of office (2018–2022) - ScienceDirect
- Endorsements by Donald Trump - Ballotpedia
- Presidential election endorsements, 2020 - Ballotpedia
- majority trump s 2022 endorsements have questioned 2020 election results n1287466
- ‘The 800-pound gorilla’: Trump boosts endorsement record with Arizona and Michigan wins
From: LIVE: President Trump‘s 2026 Republican Midterm Convention: Day Two - 9/10/26
Every time it was said
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