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DUKE: So, Bondi’s Toast … Now Meet This Other GOP Rising Star

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03.04.2026

DUKE: So, Bondi’s Toast … Now Meet This Other GOP Rising Star

Credit: Illustration made by Avery Long / Daily Caller; source image from Matt McClain / Getty Images

Hey y’all, welcome back to Unfit to Print. 

On today’s docket: another high-profile firing in the Trump admin, a rising star in Tennessee, & Democrat fundraising trouble. 

EXCLUSIVE: GOP Rising Star Sparks Senate Talk With New Conservative Group

Former CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger is fueling fresh Senate speculation with the launch of Believe in Tennessee, a new conservative nonprofit he founded with his wife, Carrie. 

The group will “support conservative principles and public policy leaders across the Volunteer State,” according to a press release. 

The move comes just days after the Hiningers hosted Vice President JD Vance and RNC Chairman Joe Gruters at their home for a fundraiser that raised $3 million, far surpassing its $2 million goal. 

“It was a great event – one of the best of the cycle. It’s fantastic to see a strong conservative and business leader like Damon Hininger staying in the fight,” longtime Vance adviser Luke Thompson told the Daily Caller. 

Political insiders told the Caller that Hininger could be eyeing Republican Tennessee Sen.........

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