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President Donald Trump endorsed his erstwhile professional Jack Ciattarelli for politician of New Jersey connected Monday.
"Jack Ciattarelli is simply a terrific America First Candidate moving to beryllium the adjacent Governor of a State that I love, NEW JERSEY!" Trump wrote successful a station connected Truth Social.
Trump said Ciattarelli has gone "ALL IN" and that, if elected, helium would enactment intimately with the Trump medication to turn the economy, chopped taxes and regulations, assistance unafraid the border, halt migrant crime, support veterans, beforehand American vigor and more.
"Also, Jack is the Republican Candidate who is champion positioned to STAND TALL against the Radical Left Democrats and, astir importantly, guarantee a Big Victory successful this Very Important Gubernatorial Election, an Election that is being intimately watched by the full World because, we are ending WOKE, and each of the different NONSENSE that goes on with it, AND NOBODY WANTS TO SEE IT COME BACK!," Trump continued successful his endorsement.
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Jack Ciattarelli has been endorsed by President Donald Trump for politician of New Jersey. (Getty Images)
Ciattarelli responded to the endorsement connected X, saying helium was "truly humbled and honored to person President Trump’s precise beardown endorsement today. It’s clip to unite our party, triumph large successful November, and marque New Jersey affordable and harmless again." Ciattarelli finished his station by saying "When I americium Governor, we will."
Trump and Ciattarelli look to beryllium turning a caller leaf. Ciattarelli was erstwhile a harsh Trump critic, going truthful acold arsenic to telephone Trump a "charlatan" and saying helium was "not acceptable to beryllium President of the United States" backmost successful 2015.
Ciattarelli seems to person changed his stance connected Trump since those comments and was adjacent seen astatine Trump's Wildwood, New Jersey, rally successful 2020 shaking hands and taking photos with event-goers.
Ciattarelli appeared to summation popularity, and successful 2021 came wrong 3 points of defeating Democratic incumbent Governor Phil Murphy.
Now, helium volition look Bill Spadea, a blimpish vigor host, and State Senator Jon Bramnick successful the June 10 Republican primary.
Bill Spadea, a blimpish vigor host, is besides moving to beryllium the adjacent politician of New Jersey. (Bobby Bank/Getty Images)
In a connection to Fox News Digital, Spadea reacted to Trump's endorsement of Ciattarelli.
"Donald Trump’s endorsement comes aft a years agelong effort by Jack to prevarication astir his ain record," Spadea said successful part. "My resoluteness to combat for the radical of New Jersey has ne'er been greater. I mean to proceed warring for the America First docket due to the fact that that is what’s champion for the authorities and our nation."
Trump threw his sizeable governmental power into the contention for politician of New Jersey connected Monday - giving his afloat endorsement to erstwhile professional Jack Ciattarelli. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The New Jersey Democratic Governors Association (DGA) besides blasted the endorsement.
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"This endorsement conscionable confirms what we already knew: Jack Ciattarelli would enactment Donald Trump earlier New Jersey," DGA Communications Director Sam Newton said successful a statement. " As Governor, Ciattarelli would bring Trump’s docket of higher costs and chaos to Trenton – alternatively of warring to support New Jersey’s freedoms and moving to marque beingness much affordable."
Nick Butler is simply a newsman for Fox News Digital. Do you person immoderate tips? Reach retired to [email protected].
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