Trump endorses Tudor Dixon in Michigan governor’s race
Tudor Dixon, a conservative media personality who is leading the polls in Michigan’s Republican race for governor, has secured Donald Trump’s endorsement.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Tudor Dixon, a conservative media personality who is leading the polls in Michigan’s Republican race for governor, secured former President Donald Trump’s endorsement on Friday.
"When I met Tudor Dixon, she was not well known, but I could tell she had something very special — it was a quality that few others have," Trump said in a statement late Friday, just days before the state's primary on Tuesday. "She delivered a powerful speech on how she would lead Michigan, fight for Election Integrity, turn around the Economy, and protect the future of Michigan for every child."
Other Michigan Republicans had attempted to block the endorsement, which Trump had telegraphed as early as April when he praised Dixon by name at a rally he held in the state without mentioning the other GOP candidates.
In a letter sent Thursday, nine GOP candidates whom Trump is supporting in races for the Michigan Legislature and U.S. Congress pleaded with the former president to not side with the “establishment” and Michigan’s powerful DeVos family, which is backing Dixon.
The winner of Tuesday's primary will face Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in November. Trump, who has teased a presidential bid for 2024, has repeatedly criticized Whitmer's handling of the pandemic in the key electoral battleground.
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