Candidate Accused of Rape Hopes for Trump Endorsement

“A congressional candidate from Louisiana who was the subject of a police report accusing him of rape – which he denies – says he is hoping to again ‘earn’ Donald Trump’s endorsement as he considers precisely where to run amid redistricting,” The Guardian reports.

“The candidate, Blake Miguez, is weighing running in one of two districts, neither of which he lives in but which he is allowed to run. He has been mulling that choice after the supreme court’s landmark decision in Callais v Louisiana prompted the state to swiftly redraw its U.S. House districts – and after he had secured the president’s backing under the previous congressional map.”