NEBRASKA - Former President Donald Trump announced that he is endorsing Charles Herbster in his bid to be elected governor next year, prompting a swift response from Gov. Pete Ricketts who said he "strongly disagrees" with that judgment.

Herbster, who was an agricultural adviser to Trump during his presidency, is a candidate for the Republican nomination.

In his endorsement statement, Trump took a verbal shot at Republican Sen. Ben Sasse and lavished praise on Ricketts.

Herbster "has been a tremendous supporter of America First and Make America Great Again, right from the beginning," Trump said, "and will do a fantastic job" as governor. Ricketts responded via Twitter with claims that he has also been a supporter of President Trump's conservative leadership and America First mentality. Ricketts wrapped up his comments with "Nebraska deserves better."

Ricketts is expected to endorse Jim Pillen of Columbus, a University of Nebraska regent, but has not done so yet.

Despite the disagreement between President Trump and Ricketts, the former President has referred to Ricketts as a "terrific" governor of Nebraska.

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