MAGA Ex-NBA Player Royce White Wins GOP Senate Primary in Minnesota

NBA player-turned-MAGA acolyte Royce White was projected to win his Minnesota Republican Senate primary Tuesday, setting him up for a long-odds matchup against incumbent Sen. Amy Klobuchar this November.

With more than three-quarters of the votes counted Tuesday night, White, 33, had notched 38% of the vote to his opponent Joe Fraser’s 29%, according to The New York Times, via the Associated Press.

“I thank every Minnesotan who voted in tonight’s primary election,” White wrote on X, formerly Twitter, after the race had been called. “I’m deeply honored to have your support during this critical time in our nation’s history.”

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