Rep. Todd RokitaTheodore (Todd) Edward RokitaBottom Line Lobbying world Female Dems see double standard in Klobuchar accusations MORE is highlighting Rep. Luke MesserAllen (Luke) Lucas MesserK Street giants scoop up coveted ex-lawmakers Yoder, Messer land on K Street House GOP to force members to give up leadership positions if running for higher office MORE’s criticism of President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE during the 2016 campaign as he battles his fellow Indiana Republican ahead of a Senate primary next year.

In a minute-long ad first shared with The Hill, the Rokita campaign features several clips from past interviews where Messer made critical comments about Trump while he was still a presidential candidate.

In one TV interview from June 9, 2016, Messer asks, “I think one of the real mysteries of this fall campaign is [does] Donald Trump really have some kind of personal tick where he can’t control what he has to say?”

ADVERTISEMENTAnother clip from the same day shows a CNN reporter asking Messer if Trump knows when to be “presidential.” The Indiana congressman responded, “He hasn’t shown it yet. That’s the reality of it.”

Messer’s campaign is pushing back on the ad, arguing that he was supportive of the president during the campaign and has continued to support him.

“Luke Messer voted for Trump in the Indiana primary, voted for Trump in the general election, has stood by the President and will continue to support the President’s agenda,” Chasen Bullock, Messer’s campaign manager, said. “Congressman Rokita is just throwing another tantrum because he’s running a losing campaign.” Rokita and Messer have been in a bruising primary for months. The two have been battling over support for Trump and his agenda, which has become a litmus test for GOP candidates in the primaries. Trump won Indiana by 19 points in 2016.

The primary is scheduled for May 8. 

The Rokita ad is in response to a spot last week from Messer’s campaign where he highlights his support for the agenda of Trump and Vice President Pence, the former governor of Indiana.

Messer’s ad doesn’t mention Rokita or any of his GOP rivals and instead takes aim at Sen. Joe DonnellyJoseph (Joe) Simon DonnellyEx-Sen. Joe Donnelly endorses Biden Lobbying world 70 former senators propose bipartisan caucus for incumbents MORE (D-Ind.), who he accuses of blocking the president’s agenda and canceling out the vote of fellow Indiana Sen. Todd YoungTodd Christopher YoungGOP lawmakers stick to Trump amid new criticism The Hill’s Coronavirus Report: BIO’s Michelle McMurry-Heath says 400 projects started in 16 weeks in biotech firms to fight virus, pandemic unemployment total tops 43 million Is the ‘endless frontier’ at an end? MORE (R).

“I support the Trump agenda. I’m running to replace Sen. Joe Donnelly and force the Republican majority to have a spine,” Messer says in the ad.

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Former state Rep. Mike Braun is also running for the GOP nomination and has injected a substantial amount of his own money into the race, which has helped him go on the air.

Of the nearly $1.1 million he raised from July to September, Braun loaned himself $850,000. By comparison, Rokita and Messer both have about $2.4 million in their campaign accounts.

Updated at 8:52 p.m.