CONWAY — Matt Mowers, a former senior White House adviser Donald Trump’s administration who is hoping to face off against U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas in November, said if his former boss becomes the Republican nominee for president, he will have his support.
“Against Joe Biden, absolutely,” Mowers, 33, said during an editorial board at the Sun after appearing at the Gibson Center’s Five-Minute Forum on Aug. 18.
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