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Trump Endorses Both Candidates in South Carolina Governor Runoff
President Trump posted a dual endorsement on Truth Social for the two Republican candidates in South Carolina’s governor runoff. The move follows an earlier single endorsement and comes after the president’s preferred candidate failed to secure a majority in the primary.
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President Trump posted a dual endorsement on Truth Social for the two Republican candidates in South Carolina’s governor runoff. The post stated that he was “hoping” both contenders would advance and announced support for each.
The statement said the president could not “hurt one of them by only Endorsing the other.” It added that either candidate would be a good choice for governor.
“With either one you can’t go wrong.”
The post did not name a preferred candidate.
The president had previously placed his full backing behind one of the two contenders. Officials described the dual endorsement as an unusual step. The change followed losses in other governor races.
A Republican primary earlier this month left the two candidates to compete for the nomination. One candidate received 29 percent of the vote in that primary. The other candidate will face that contender in the runoff.
