President Trump endorses Steve Hilton for California governor
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President Donald Trump has endorsed Steve Hilton in the California governor’s race.
“I have known and respected Steve Hilton, who is running for Governor of California, for many years. He is a truly good man, someone who once watched this great state go to hell,” Trump wrote about former Fox News host Hilton in a Truth Social post on Monday.
“Gavin Newscum and the Democrats have done an absolutely terrible job. People are running away, crime is rising, and Taxes are the highest of any State in the Nation, perhaps the World. Steve can turn it around before it’s too late, and as President, I will help him do it! With federal aid and a Great Governor like Steve Hilton, California can be better than ever! Steve Hilton has my COMPLETE AND COMPLETE APPROVAL. He will be a GREAT Governor, and more importantly, WE WILL NEVER TAKE YOU!!!” The President said the following in his message.
VANCE ANTI-FRAUD TASK FORCE HAS HAD 221 CALIFORNIA HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS SO FAR
President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2026. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to Hilton’s campaign and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office on Monday.
Hilton, a Republican, is running in a crowded forest primary includes candidates From both sides of the political aisle.
The top two candidates in the primary election on June 2, 2026 will advance to the general election.
Some of the Democratic candidates seeking governor include Biden-era Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becera, Rep. Eric Swalwell and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
MEDIA PERSONALITY STEVE HILTON ENTERS THE RACE FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR
California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton speaks at an affordable town hall at the Hotel Zessa in Santa Ana on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County, credited via Getty Images)
Trump’s full-throated endorsement of Hilton could hurt Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, one of the other Republicans vying for the role.
Hilton and Bianco were the top two contenders in some polls, giving Republicans hope that neither Democrat would finish in the top two places in the primaries.
This scenario is now less likely, as Hilton’s support is likely to rise and Bianco’s fall with the president’s support.
“Trump is destroying GOP hopes of an R vs R runoff in the California governor’s race,” Rob Pyers of California Target Book wrote in a post on X about the president’s endorsement of Hilton.
“Trump’s endorsement of Steve Hilton will likely save tens of millions of dollars for Democratic groups that would otherwise have to spend heavily to promote one of the GOP’s two leading gubernatorial candidates to avoid a Democratic lockout,” Pyers wrote in another post.
BIANCO SAYS GOP CANDIDATES’ DEMOCRATIC POLITICS ARE UNDEFENDABLE IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR’S PRESIDENT POLL
Steve Hilton attends the Los Angeles premiere of “Reagan” at TCL Chinese Theater on August 20, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Robin L. Marshall/FilmMagic)
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He noted that Hilton became a US citizen in 2021 and renounced her UK citizenship in 2025. report Via GB News.
