HELENA — Donald Trump, former president of the United States and current Republican presidential candidate, will campaign in Montana next week.
Trump is coming to campaign for U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy and other Republicans.
The event will be at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse on the campus of Montana State University in Bozeman on Friday August 9th, at 8 p.m.
Gallatin County Sheriff Dan Springer confirmed that his office has been informed of the Trump campaign's intent to host the rally.
"Our local law enforcement will be working with state and federal law enforcement agencies to ensure a safe and peaceful event happens once we have those details," said Springer in a news release.
Sheehy is running against incumbent U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D) in one of the most highly contested - and expensive - Senate races of 2024.
Trump visited Montana four times in 2018 to campaign for Republican Matt Rosendale who was at the time running against Tester, hosting rallies in Great Falls, Bozeman, Missoula, and Billings.
Tester won that contest by 3.5 points and Rosendale was elected to the U.S. House in 2020. Rosendale had briefly run earlier this year for the U.S. Senate Republican nomination but bowed out after Trump endorsed Sheehy.
The general consensus of political analysts is that the party that wins the Montana U.S. Senate seat in the November election will likely control the Senate.
