President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind Republican Steve Hilton in the California governor’s race, potentially shaking up a crowded race to replace outgoing Gov. “With Federal help, and a Great Governor, like Steve Hilton, California can be better than ever before!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post early Monday morning. “Steve Hilton has my COMPLETE & TOTAL ENDORSEMENT.”The president called Hilton, a British immigrant and former strategist in UK politics, a “fine man,” who Trump said he has known and respected for many years. During an interview with CNN’s Elex Michaelson in November, Hilton blamed Democrats for high housing costs and gas prices in California and said he believes voters in the state want change. That’s all the result of Democrat policies, not Donald Trump,” Hilton said, defending the president.

Source: CNN April 06, 2026 11:55 UTC