Trump Endorses South Carolina Lt. Gov. Evette in June 9 GOP Primary
President Trump gave his complete endorsement to Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette for the Republican nomination. The move comes days before the June 9 primary that also features Rep. Nancy Mace.
uctoday.comPresident Trump announced his endorsement of South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette for the Republican gubernatorial nomination on May 29. " He noted that she endorsed his 2024 presidential campaign early and campaigned for him across multiple states.
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Nancy Mace was among four Republicans who signed a discharge petition last summer to force a House vote on releasing unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files. Mace later led an Oversight Committee effort in March to seek testimony from the attorney general on the files' release.
Mace stated that her support for transparency on the files was unchanged by the endorsement decision. She said she would not change her position on the issue even if it affected her campaign.
Other primary candidates and polling The primary field also includes South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and businessman Rom Reddy. A Trafalgar Group poll conducted May 21-24 showed Evette at 19.9 percent, Wilson at 19.4 percent, Reddy at 19.0 percent, Rep.
Ralph Norman at 15.9 percent, and Mace at 14.6 percent. Incumbent Gov. Henry McMaster, who is term-limited, endorsed Evette in February. Trump noted that Evette might select McMaster's son as her running mate. >"I have enormous respect for President Trump and everything he has done for our country and for South Carolina.
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- @DailyCaller reported: Rep. Nancy Mace was one of four initial Republican House members who signed a Democrat-backed discharge petition to force a vote on releasing unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files.
- @DailyCaller reported: Mace issued a statement after the endorsement: “I have enormous respect for President Trump... I also know I put the likelihood of an endorsement on the line when I demanded transparency on the Epstein files... If this is the price of an endorsement, I will never pay it.”
- @DailyCaller reported: Trump reversed his previous opposition and in November 2025 called for House Republicans to release the Epstein files, then signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
- @DailyCaller reported: Trump has now endorsed against or threatened to endorse against all four Republican lawmakers who initially signed the Epstein files discharge petition.
- @DailyCaller reported: Mace led a House Oversight Committee effort in March to call then-Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify about the Department of Justice’s release of Epstein files.
- @DailyCaller reported: A Trafalgar Group poll conducted May 21-24 showed Evette leading with 19.9%, Wilson at 19.4%, Reddy at 19.0%, Norman at 15.9%, and Mace at 14.6%.
- @DailyCaller reported: Trump ousted Rep. Thomas Massie in a May 19 primary won by Trump-endorsed Ed Gallrein.
- @DailyCaller reported: Gov. Henry McMaster endorsed Evette in February.
- @DailyCaller reported: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress in November 2025 one week after Trump withdrew support and vowed to back a primary challenger.
- @DailyCaller reported: Trump threatened in mid-May to back a primary challenger to Rep. Lauren Boebert after she campaigned for Massie.
- @DailyCaller reported: Nikki Haley endorsed Ralph Norman.
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