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WASHINGTON (https://nypost.com/.../trump-boasts-perfect-endorsement.../) — President Trump is the undisputed GOP kingpin. The 79-year-old is reveling in a perfect endorsement track record across 118 Republican House, Senate, and gubernatorial primaries this cycle, illustrating how his influence within the party is stronger than it’s ever been. “After years of weak globalists and elitists leading our party, President Trump transformed the GOP into the party of the working class,” Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) told The Post Wednesday. “Newsflash to those who still have not caught on: Support the America First agenda or lose your election.” While only about a third of the GOP primaries for 2026 have wrapped up, Trump-endorsed candidates have emerged triumphant in 110 congressional primaries — 101 House races and nine Senate races, along with eight gubernatorial campaigns, according to a Fox News tracker — including the most hotly contested races of the cycle. Among the longtime incumbents to fall foul of Trump’s electoral sway were Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.), as well the president’s arch-nemesis in the House, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.). Cassidy’s May 16 primary defeat made him the first Republican senator since Indiana’s Richard Lugar in 2012 to not be nominated by party voters during a regular election cycle. Even in state legislative contests, Trump’s stamp of approval has proven to be a lifeline — or a political kiss of death. Earlier this month, Trump-backed primary candidates took down five of seven Indiana state senators who defied him over mid-decade redistricting, though one of those losses is subject to a recount. “The Republicans have real leadership — that’s unquestionable,” said veteran Democratic consultant Hank Sheinkopf. “And the party faithful respond to him, respond to that leader, Donald Trump, and it’s his political party.” Trump’s unblemished primary record is far more expansive than in 2018, his previous midterm in office, when he recorded a 95% success rate in GOP primaries from just 37 total endorsements, according to Ballotpedia. In 2022, when Trump was out of office, his chosen candidates enjoyed a 93% success rate in primaries, a percentage that improved to 96% in 2024, according to Ballotpedia.