President Donald Trump has now endorsed both Republican candidates for governor in South Carolina.
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President Donald Trump has now endorsed both Republican candidates for governor in South Carolina.
President Trump on Friday offered a rare dual endorsement for both Republican contenders in the race for South Carolina governor, an unexpected twist that comes just days before voters are set to return to the polls for a runoff. Trump initially put his full support behind the Palmetto State’s Lt. President Donald Trump has endorsed a second candidate in the race to become the next governor of South Carolina.
His second endorsement comes just days before the upcoming June 23rd Republican runoff election. President Donald Trump changed his tune Friday heading into South Carolina's runoff next week, saying either Republican contender for governor - not just Lt.
The Hill reported the story as "Trump endorses both GOP runoff candidates in South Carolina." NBC News reported the story as "Trump endorses a second candidate in the South Carolina governor’s race." One America News Network reported the story as "Trump issues dual endorsement in S.C. gubernatorial race."
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7 sources have covered this story, including The Hill, One America News Network, NBC News and Washington Times and 3 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 19 hours ago.
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[01] VerifiedCore event reported by 7 independent outlets across the spectrum.
[02] CorroboratedKey facts corroborated by mainstream + wire desks.
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