Conservative commentator Steve Hilton, pictured announcing his campaign for California governor in Huntington Beach in 2025, was endorsed by President Trump late Sunday. President Trump endorsed conservative commentator Steve Hilton for California governor late Sunday night. In California’s 2018 governor’s race, Trump’s endorsement of Republican businessman John Cox helped cement him as the GOP front-runner and led to his second-place finish in the primary election. I think that the California governor’s race is pretty low on his [agenda] right now,” he said in an interview. “Well, obviously this endorsement from the President for Hilton will supercharge his momentum going into the weekend convention.”

Source: Los Angeles Times April 06, 2026 12:01 UTC