The end of a Monday debate between four GOP candidates running for Utah’s open Senate seat got heated when one candidate accused another of insider trading.
“On March 4 of 2020, Abbott Laboratories was awarded a federal grant. On that same day, John Curtis purchased stock in that company. This is the problem in Congress. At a time when somebody should be looking out for their constituents, they end up looking out for their own profit,” Staggs said during his closing remarks on Monday night. of recent polling, faced Staggs along with former Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson and Jason Walton in a debate on Monday.
The race in the safe Republican state is expected to be a litmus test of Trump’s influence in Utah. Curtis is the only candidate who had not endorsed Trump’s reelection bid directly, but he has said he has pledged to support the party’s nominee.
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