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I’m not going to disagree with you on many of those names,
but when one plans ones strategy to take over the Senate,
and the House for that matter, one must learn to pick ones
battles wisely; resources are finite afterall.

I think during each cycle Trump will pick his battles and
primary those he thinks he has the best chance of defeating.

But he has not endorsed John Thune, in fact he’s not made an
endorsement in that race, Thune is deciding whether or not
to retire, I doubt Trump will endorse anybody in that race
until he knows what Thune is going to do.

Following is a list of his US Senate endorsements:
Brooks (Alabama) Challenger
Tshibaka (Alaska) Challenger
Boozman (Arkansas) Incumbent
Rubio (Florida) Incumbent
Walker (Georgia) Challenger
Crapo (Idaho) Incumbent
Grassley (Iowa) Incumbent
Moran (Kansas) Incumbent
Paul (Kentucky) Incumbent
Kennedy (Louisana) Incumbent
Laxalt (Nevada) Challenger
Budd (NCarolina) Challenger
Scott (SCarolina) Incumbent
Johnson (Wisconsin) Incumbent
Parnell (Nevada) Challenger
(Parnell has since dropped out and Trump has not endorsed another candidate in the Nevada Senate race)

Trump has made 15 Senate endorsements, 6 of them for non-
incumbents. Thats a pretty high ratio. Also Grassley might
be old but he is a Constitutionalist and a very reliable
Conservative vote. The other incumbents on his list I
believe he thinks are nearly unbeatable in their state so
why pick those fights that you’re likely to lose? Also, most
of the incumbents on that list are political cowards, whom,
in the end; when they see the popularity of America First
policies they will fold like a cheap tent and vote with the
MAGA agenda. They will know where their electoral bread is
buttered. All Trump really needs do is make an electoral
example of a couple of R incumbents and the rest will fall
in line; these people are not known for the stiffness their
backbones.

Anytime Trump makes an endorsement he is thinking
Strategically, not wishfully. All of us armchair political
strategists can afford to blather on about whom we would
like to see taken out, but in the end it’s Trump who has to
decide what battles to fight with finite resources so in the
end I will side with him and let him do his thing without
complaint from me, I trust him and his judgement; but I
don’t expect perfection, I just expect him to do the best he
can, and that’s the thing.