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North Carolina Senate race tests Trump’s endorsement power

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2021, photo, candidate for North Carolina Senate, Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., poses for a photo at an event in Mount Airy, N.C. When Budd won a surprise endorsement from former President Donald Trump last year, he was a little-known congressman running for a Senate seat in North Carolina against some of the state's most recognizable Republicans, including a former governor.(AP Photo/Bryan Anderson, File)

FILE - In this June 5, 2021, photo, former President Donald Trump, right, announces his endorsement of North Carolina Rep. Ted Budd, left, for the 2022 North Carolina U.S. Senate seat as he speaks at the North Carolina Republican Convention in Greenville, N.C. When Budd won a surprise endorsement from Trump last year, he was a little-known congressman running for a Senate seat in North Carolina against some of the state's most recognizable Republicans, including a former governor. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

North Carolina Senate race tests Trump’s endorsement power