State Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Waucedah Township

MARQUETTE — Current and former Upper Peninsula Republican lawmakers have announced their endorsement of Donald J. Trump for president of the United States.

“It has always been abundantly clear to me that voters of the Upper Peninsula overwhelmingly supported Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020,” said state Sen. Ed McBroom. “It is time to stand beside one another and speak with one unified voice. Trump will be our nominee.”

Current state Rep. Greg Markkanen said, “The policies of the last three years cannot continue. We have seen lawlessness and previously unimaginable horrors at our (U.S.) southern border long enough … and the person who is best able to put an end to it is Donald Trump.”

State Rep. Dave Prestin said, “Since taking office, Biden has … canceled the Keystone XL pipeline, ended drilling contracts that would have kept us energy independent, destroyed the value of the American dollar, and is pushing extreme energy policies that will result in rolling blackouts and higher rates. Yoopers can’t afford four more years of Bidenomics.”

“When Trump was president, our world was a safer place,” said former state Rep. Beau LaFave. “Biden … has allowed fentanyl and criminals to flow unimpeded across the border, abandoned our allies in Afghanistan to the privations of terrorists, and sent pallets of cash to Iran that funded the worst attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust.”

“At home and abroad, things were undeniably better under Trump,” said former state Rep. Matt Huuki. “Russia and China didn’t dare seize territory, the border was closed, unemployment was the lowest in history, we could afford to feed our families and heat our homes. This election could not be more clear: we can continue the downhill slide of the Biden administration, or we can Make America Great Again!”