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President Donald Trump is now throwing his support behind both of the remaining Republicans in the South Carolina governor\u2019s race as he seeks to avoid the possibility of another primary setback this month.<\/p>\n

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Trump had endorsed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette in late May, less than two weeks before the initial South Carolina primary. But in a Truth Social post Friday, Trump said he is also backing Attorney General Alan Wilson in Tuesday\u2019s GOP runoff, saying the two rivals are \u201cMAGA and America First all the way!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI can\u2019t hurt one of them by only Endorsing the other, so, therefore, I am going to Endorse, for Governor of South Carolina, both Pam Evette and Alan Wilson!\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cIt\u2019s a Wealth of Riches \u2014 With either one you can\u2019t go wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

Evette finished in first place in the June 9 primary, which went to a runoff after no candidate in the crowded field won majority support. But she earned less than 30% of the vote and ran only 3 points ahead of Wilson, despite securing Trump\u2019s coveted endorsement. <\/p>\n

In the days since the primary, Wilson also picked up endorsements from two former opponents in the race, Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman. And shortly after Trump\u2019s announcement, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., also publicly endorsed Wilson. <\/p>\n

Wilson said on social media that he was \u201chonored\u201d to have Trump\u2019s endorsement, highlighting his efforts to defend the administration\u2019s agenda as South Carolina attorney general.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen President Trump needed fighters, I was in the fight,\u201d Wilson wrote on X. \u201cNow, I am running for Governor to keep South Carolina strong, conservative, and free.\u201d<\/p>\n

Evette responded on X by saying, \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<\/p>\n

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Trump\u2019s move in South Carolina comes after he suffered rare defeats in two other gubernatorial primaries in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

In Iowa, Rep. Randy Feenstra \u2014 who won Trump\u2019s endorsement the same day as Evette \u2014 was narrowly defeated in the June 2 GOP primary for governor by Zach Lahn, a businessman who aligned himself with the \u201cMake America Healthy Again\u201d movement.<\/p>\n

When asked about that outcome last week, Trump suggested he wasn\u2019t given the \u201cproper information,\u201d saying that \u201cthe other person was much more Trump\u201d than Feenstra.<\/p>\n

And earlier this week, billionaire Rick Jackson won the Republican primary runoff in the Georgia governor\u2019s race over Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones. As a businessman and a political outsider, Jackson likened himself to the president on the campaign trail and made an aggressively play for his base.<\/p>\n

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\u201cRick Jackson ran a great TRUMP Campaign,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social after Tuesday\u2019s runoff. \u201cVery smart!\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s double endorsement in South Carolina is not the first time he has employed the tactic. In the 2022 Missouri GOP Senate primary featuring former Gov. Eric Greitens and then-Attorney General Eric Schmitt, Trump caused some confusion when he announced that \u201cERIC has my Complete and Total Endorsement!\u201d<\/p>\n

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