Trump-backed candidate lands GOP nod, setting up high-stakes governor showdown

President Donald Trump's kingmaker status in Republican primaries was on the line Tuesday in Michigan's GOP gubernatorial nomination showdown – and the president passed the test. Republican Rep. John James, a two-time U.S. Senate nominee in the crucial Great Lakes battleground state who was endorsed by Trump in late June, topped multimillionaire businessman Perry Johnson to win the GOP primary , the Associated Press reported. The West Point graduate and Army Ranger who served multiple combat tou