April 6, 2026

President Donald J. Trump has endorsed Steve Hilton, once an advisor to former British Prime Minister David Cameron, in the California governor’s race. The endorsement was issued early Monday morning and will likely hurt rival Republican candidate Chad Bianco‘s campaign.

“I have known and respected Steve Hilton, who is running for Governor of California, for many years. 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,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

Trump has thrown a political grenade into California’s governor’s race, blasting out a full-throated endorsement of Steve Hilton — the former adviser to David Cameron — and declaring he has his “COMPLETE & TOTAL ENDORSEMENT” as he tore into Gavin Newsom and California’s soaring crime and taxes. The early-morning Truth Social blast could supercharge Hilton’s bid, shake up Republican hopes, and deal a nasty blow to rival Chad Bianco, with Trump’s backing likely to rile anti-Trump Democrats while making a two-Republican runoff even less likely.

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