{"id":3191,"date":"2026-06-20T05:05:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T05:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=3191"},"modified":"2026-06-20T05:05:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T05:05:35","slug":"after-recent-losing-endorsements-donald-trump-hedges-his-bet-in-south-carolina-governors-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=3191","title":{"rendered":"After recent losing endorsements, Donald Trump hedges his bet in South Carolina governor\u2019s race"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<button><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<span><svg>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Summary<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<span><svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span><svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>President Donald Trump endorsed both Republican candidates in South Carolina&#8217;s gubernatorial runoff after his picks lost in Iowa and Georgia.<\/li>\n<li>Trump originally backed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette exclusively, but she failed to secure the 50% needed to avoid a runoff against Attorney General Alan Wilson.<\/li>\n<li>The dual endorsement guarantees Trump a win in a state where his influence has recently faced setbacks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<span>AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            After recent losses by other candidates he backed, President Donald Trump hedged a major bet Friday by endorsing both of the Republican candidates for South Carolina governor.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=3189\">Kennedy Center facing financial straits, difficult choices \u2013 and a judge who wants it to stay open<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Coming on the heels of failed endorsements in the Iowa and Georgia GOP governor\u2019s races, Trump on Friday offered a dual endorsement of South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson, saying, \u201cWith either one you can\u2019t go wrong.\u201d Just three weeks earlier, ahead of the June 9 primary, he had backed solely Evette in a crowded field, saying she had his \u201cComplete and Total Endorsement.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Evette finished a few points ahead of Wilson in the primary race, but far short of the 50% needed to avoid the runoff that will take place Tuesday.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Momentum has seemed to favor the state\u2019s longtime attorney general despite the president\u2019s endorsement of Evette. The majority of the candidates who did not make the runoff, including US Reps. Ralph Norman and Nancy Mace, have thrown their support behind Wilson. US Sen. Tim Scott also endorsed Wilson on Friday.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Just as Evette did in May when she received the president\u2019s original endorsement, Wilson quickly changed his social media profile to note Trump\u2019s support for his campaign.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cI\u2019ve proudly stood with President Trump from the very beginning, defended him when others would not, and fought alongside him against the radical left,\u201d Wilson said in a news release shortly after Trump posted on Truth Social. \u201cI am deeply honored to have his support because he understands I am focused on making South Carolina more affordable for families and profitable for businesses.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Trump\u2019s change of heart is a major blow to Evette\u2019s campaign, which has heavily leaned into her being the president\u2019s preferred pick.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            When asked for comment, her campaign pointed CNN to Evette\u2019s post on social media, made shortly after Trump expanded his endorsement to include Wilson.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=3181\">Trump claims Reflecting Pool was vandalized and says law enforcement is investigating<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cI was proud to come in first as President @realDonaldTrump\u2019s endorsed candidate for Governor on June 9th. Looking forward to doing it again on June 23rd,\u201d wrote Evette. \u201cGet out and vote on Tuesday, and let\u2019s Keep South Carolina Winning!\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Evette still boasts the support of term-limited Gov. Henry McMaster, a close friend of Trump.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The presidential pivot in South Carolina comes after two of his endorsed candidates lost in recent primaries. He complained publicly about being misinformed by his advisers after businessman Zach Lahn beat his choice, Rep. Randy Feenstra, in the Iowa governor\u2019s primary. Then this past Tuesday, healthcare executive Rick Jackson defeated the Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in the Georgia governor\u2019s primary.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Trump attempted to save face after Jones\u2019 defeat by tying Jackson to his brand.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cRick Jackson ran a great TRUMP Campaign,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social after Tuesday\u2019s runoff. \u201cVery smart!\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\nThe Washington Post reported earlier on the possibility of a double-endorsement in South Carolina \u2014 something Trump has done before, notably when he backed \u201cERIC\u201d in the 2022 Missouri Senate race when two candidates had the same first name. (Now-Sen. Eric Schmitt beat former Gov. Eric Greitens.)\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The dual endorsement now guarantees Trump a \u201cwin\u201d in a reliably red state he\u2019s recently struggled in bending his way.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The runoff comes just a month after Palmetto State Republicans served up a different type of loss for Trump, rejecting an effort to redraw the state\u2019s congressional map to eliminate its lone Democratic district. The GOP-controlled legislature failed to pass the measure during a special session called by the governor, with several Republican lawmakers balking at the idea of redistricting after voting had already begun.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=3174\">A growing number of foreign leaders have had it with Trump<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After recent losses by other candidates he backed, President Donald Trump hedged a major bet Friday by endorsing both of the Republican candidates for South Carolina governor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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