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Curt Schilling says he might run for Congress in Arizona. Donald Trump loves the idea.

Curt Schilling is, once again, floating a run for Congress — this time in Arizona — and President Donald Trump is rooting him on.

“Terrific!” Trump tweeted Tuesday morning, calling Schilling a “great pitcher and patriot.”

Curt Schilling, a great pitcher and patriot, is considering a run for Congress in Arizona. Terrific! @foxandfriends

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 13, 2019

The president’s tweet comes after the outspokenly conservative former Red Sox pitcher told a radio host over the weekend that he was considering returning to his native Arizona to launch a congressional campaign against one of the state’s incumbent Democrats.