Politics roundup: Trump non-endorsement, ICE and ice, campaign reports
President Donald Trump described Sen. Marsha Blackburn and U.S. Rep. John Rose — both of whom are running in the Republican primary for Tennessee governor — as “good friends of mine.” (Alex Brandon/AP file)
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn gets an almost-endorsement from President Donald Trump in her run for governor. Jerri Green talks about ICE and ice. And some campaign finance reports get filed early.
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Marsha Blackburn Bill Hagerty Donald Trump Jerri Green John Rose 2026 Governor's race 2026 elections Jerred Price Subscriber OnlyThank you for being a subscriber to The Daily Memphian. Your support is critical.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
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