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Roy says president called to endorse him, predicted "you're going to go up 30 points"
Summary
At a campaign appearance, Roy said the president called on Jan. 17 to endorse him and told him he would rise "30 points in the polls," calling the moment a "full circle" after Roys 2015 early endorsement of the president.
Roy said the president personally called him and offered an endorsement, telling him, "Roy, I'm going to endorse you and you're going to go up 30 points in the polls," and advising him, "Don't mess this up."
The remark came as Roy recounted a phone call he said occurred on Jan. 17, which he described as a "full circle" moment after he had earlier endorsed the president on Aug. 21, 2015, at "Lad B. Stadium." "For that full circle moment to come on January 17th when he called me and said, 'I'm in this with you. We're going to win this thing,'" Roy said.
Roy framed the endorsement as significant for his family and campaign, saying it was "a great night" and calling the president "the greatest president in my lifetime." He also said, "I'm 200 for zero and I'm going to get it," expressing confidence about his prospects following the endorsement.
The account in this transcript is Roys description of the call and its effect on his campaign; the presidents comments are reported here as Roy recounted them. The transcript does not record an independent confirmation from the president or campaign spokesperson in this session, and no formal campaign action or vote was recorded during these remarks.
