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- Blake Masters and Abe Hamadeh are in the midst of a nasty primary for a House seat in Arizona.
- Trump's new VP pick — Sen. JD Vance — has endorsed Masters, while Trump has endorsed Hamadeh.
- Vance downplayed the disagreement. "Trump knows that Blake's a friend," he said.
On Monday, former President Donald Trump announced Sen. JD Vance as his running mate.
The freshman Ohio senator won out over other candidates including Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, and Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota.