How Trump is shaping 2022 races in states he lost in 2020

Former President Donald Trump has been out of office for nearly 11 months. But he hasn't forgotten the states where he narrowly lost his bid for reelection and is using his outsized political influence in an effort to shape the 2022 midterm races in those states.

In battleground states that failed to deliver a second term for him, Trump has endorsed a serious primary challenge against a sitting Republican governor and is backing challengers against GOP members of Congress who have crossed him. 

He's supporting candidates for state legislatures and the chief election officials in several states who questioned the outcome of the 2020 election, despite audits confirming the results and failed legal challenges that found no evidence of widespread voter fraud. He has pressured state lawmakers when he felt they weren't taking action to launch reviews into 2020 months after results were certified. Twenty-two of his 70 endorsements have come in five of the states that decided the 2020 election.