Op-Ed: Conservatives Stand with Trump and Gianforte to Protect Rural Health Care

Depending on where you live, you may have seen ads attacking conservative legislators for voting to protect rural health care. Let’s be clear about two things. First, these ads are from D.C.-based, dark-money groups that are trying to mislead us and meddle in our local elections. Second, the legislators being targeted actually support President Trump, Governor Gianforte, and their efforts to protect rural health care and our communities.

These attacks are politics at its worst. When the bill to protect rural health care came before the Legislature in 2025, these groups were nowhere to be found...