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Trump Aides Leave Robson

Karrin Taylor Robson's (R) 2026 Arizona gubernatorial campaign has lost three Trump-affiliated advisors just weeks after the President endorsed her primary opponent, Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ), without retracting his endorsement of Robson.

According to comments from campaign insiders to Axios, Trump's former campaign strategist Tony Fabrizio, former campaign manager Chris LaCivita, and Chris Grant, a super PAC MAGA Inc. leader, have departed Robson's campaign, where they acted as advisors.

The supposed rationale was that Robson, who had Trump's backing since December, allegedly waited to run campaign ads touting her endorsement by Trump until after he had endorsed Rep. Biggs in late April, despite promising to air them earlier, much to the chagrin of Fabrizio, Grant, and LaCivita.

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Senator Ruben Gallego: Too many Arizonans—especially in rural and tribal areas—are stuck waiting for home appraisals. That delays closings and raises costs. I'm proud to introduce the bipartisan Appraisal Industry Improvement Act with @SenKevinCramer to boost the workforce and fix this.

Representative Andy Biggs: Planned Parenthood is a state-funded abortion factory. Defund, defund, defund.

Representative Paul Gosar: It was a late night/early morning but w/$18.5 B in taxpayer saving$, this bill also delivers much needed fiscal responsibility & delivers on @POTUS agenda to make our nation energy dominant.

Representative Eli Crane: Real men are raised to protect women. It's something we're all taught to do. Clearly, we've failed as a culture when we're allowing biological men to dominate women's sports. Evil triumphs when good men do nothing, and we're seeing the consequences of pushing God away.

Representative Abe Hamadeh: Once TSMC’s six Phoenix plants are built, 30% of its chips will be made in Arizona Congressional District Eight will be home to the leading-edge semiconductor cluster in the US Trump’s Made in America Initiative is already delivering for our constituents

Trump Aides Jump Robson Campaign Ship— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich—

Crane Calls Trump Plan to Pay Illegals $1000 to Self-Deport 'Brilliant'— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich— Representative Eli Crane (R-AZ) discussed President Donald Trump's plan to pay illegal aliens $1000 each to self-deport in a recent appearance on One America News's Matt Gaetz Show, calling it "brilliant" and touching on Democratic insistence that deported illegals receive "due process."

US Rescues Venezuela Opposition Held Hostage in Caracas— By Cactus Politics' Mateo Guillamont— US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced the rescue of five members of Venezuela’s Democratic opposition coalition who had been sheltering in place due to threats from Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s regime.

Rubio Condemns Cuba for Harboring Terrorists as Canel Visits Russia— By Cactus Politics' Mateo Guillamont— Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently condemned Cuba for harboring terrorists and criminal fugitives, some of which are wanted by the US.

Crane Demands Answers on China-Cuba Alliance Threatening America— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich— Representative Eli Crane (R-AZ) demanded answers on the ongoing relationship between China and Cuba in a recent House Homeland Security Committee hearing, asking how it could affect the United States.

Ciscomani Commends Noem for Securing Border, Asks How Congress Can Help— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich— Representative Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) spoke with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem about securing the border in a recent House Appropriations hearing, commending her for the job well done so far and discussing how Congress could provide further assistance.

Who is Endorsing Kolodin for Secretary of State?— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich— State Representative Alexander Kolodin (R-3) is running for Arizona Secretary of State and has built up a strong coalition of supporters in the State House for his election.

Israel Strikes Houthis as Leadership Warns Attacks Will Increase— By Cactus Politics' Mateo Guillamont— Israel has executed a series of airstrikes on Houthi targets following the latter’s recent attacks on Israel’s Ben Gurion airport.

Biggs Commends Trump's Hardball Trade Policy with China— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich— Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) discussed President Donald Trump's trade policy with China in a recent appearance on Fox News, saying that "he needs to keep it up."

Trump to Reopen Alcatraz Prison— By Cactus Politics' Mateo Guillamont— President Donald Trump recently stated he had ordered the reopening of Alcatraz prison.

The Snakebite is written by Grayson Bakich and Javier Manjarres

Grayson Bakich

Florida born and raised, Grayson Bakich is a recent recipient of a Master’s Degree in Political Science at the University of Central Florida. His thesis examined recent trends in political polarization and how this leads into justification of violence.

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