President Donald Trump expressed support for Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears as she fights to become governor, but stopped short of endorsing her, despite backing candidates in other races.
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PresidentDonaldTrumpexpressedsupportforVirginiaRepublicangubernatorialcandidateWinsomeEarle-Sears,acknowledgingthatsheisinthemiddleofa“toughrace”againstanopponentwhois“notverygood.”
“Yeah,Iwould.Imean,Iwould,”TrumptoldreporterswhenaskedaboutendorsingEarle-Sears.“Ithinkprobably,yeah,she’sgotatoughrace.Sheshouldn’t,sheshouldn’t,becausethecandidateshe’srunningagainstisnotverygood,butIthinkshe’sgotatoughrace.”
However,hedidnotgosofarastogiveEarle-Searshis“completeandtotal”endorsement,ashehasdonewithsomecandidates.
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TrumphasalreadybackedJackCiattarelliinNewJerseyandVivekRamaswamyinOhio.PollingoutofVirginiamayexplainTrump’sapparentreservations.
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