President Donald Trump announced his endorsement of Republican Steve Hilton in the upcoming California gubernatorial race in a post shared on his Truth Social account in which he also bashed current Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. Hilton, 56, who has dual citizenship, worked as director of strategy under former British Prime Minister David Cameron, serving as one of his closest advisers from 2010 to 2012 before moving to California and later hosting The Next Revolution, a weekly current affairs show for FOX News from 2017 to 2023.
“I have known and respected Steve Hilton, who is running for Governor of California, for many years,” Trump wrote. “He is a truly fine man, one who has watched as this once great State has gone to Hell. Gavin Newscum and the Democrats have done an absolutely horrendous job. People are fleeing, crime is increasing, and Taxes are the highest of any State in the Country, maybe the World. Steve can turn it around, before it is too late, and, as President, I will help him to do so! With Federal help, and a Great Governor, like Steve Hilton, California can be better than ever before! Steve Hilton has my COMPLETE & TOTAL ENDORSEMENT. He will be a GREAT Governor and, importantly, WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!!!”
Hilton told FOX News that he entered the California gubernatorial race as a Republican last April.
“A big decision that I’ve made, which I can now share with you, that I am, in fact, going to be running for governor of California for 2026. I love this state. It’s the best place in the world as far as I’m concerned,” he said in an exclusive interview on April 21. “But after 15 years of one-party rule, this state is barely recognizable. And I honestly think that the 2026 election in California is a life-or-death moment because if we continue with this one-party rule by the Democrats, things are just gonna really start to deteriorate very rapidly,” he added.
The California gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2026, and decide the successor to Newsom who will be term-limited and ineligible for reelection.
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