{"id":2426599,"date":"2025-04-23T15:31:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T19:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-endorses-opposing-candidates-after-ally-unexpectedly-jumps-in-governor-race\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T15:34:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T19:34:27","slug":"trump-endorses-opposing-candidates-after-ally-unexpectedly-jumps-in-governor-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-endorses-opposing-candidates-after-ally-unexpectedly-jumps-in-governor-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Endorses Opposing Candidates After Ally &#8216;Unexpectedly&#8217; Jumps in Governor Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-endorses-opposing-candidates-after-ally-unexpectedly-jumps-in-governor-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2426599&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent statement, former President Donald Trump publicly endorsed two candidates in the upcoming Arizona governor&#8217;s race for 2026: Karrin Taylor Robson and Andy Biggs. Initially, Trump endorsed robson when she approached him for support. however,with Biggs&#8217;s unexpected entry into the race,Trump opted too endorse both candidates,stating they are both outstanding individuals and promising leaders. This dual endorsement is notable, given Trump&#8217;s history of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-sidesteps-primary-fights-with-history-of-double-endorsements\/\" title=\"Trump sidesteps primary fights with history of double ...s\">endorsing multiple candidates<\/a> in the same race.<\/p>\n<p>Karrin Taylor Robson has previously served on the Arizona Board of Regents and aligns herself closely with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-special-election-results-put-mitt-romney-on-notice-for-2024\/\" title=\"Utah&#039;s special election outcome warns Mitt Romney for 2024.\">traditional republican values<\/a>. In contrast, Andy Biggs, a Congressman since 2016 and former chairman of the Freedom Caucus, has been a strong ally of trump\u2019s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The endorsements come amid polling indicating varied support levels for each candidate against their potential Democratic opponent, Governor Katie Hobbs. Recent surveys suggest Biggs holds a significant lead over Robson and is more competitive against Hobbs than Robson currently appears. Both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-backs-two-candidates-for-arizona-governor-after-andy-biggs-endorsement-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump backs two ... for ... after ... ... - Washington Examiner\">candidates expressed gratitude<\/a> for Trump&#8217;s endorsement, emphasizing their commitment to his &#8220;America First&#8221; agenda.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has issued one of his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">rare double primary endorsements<\/a> in the Arizona governor&rsquo;s race for 2026.<\/p>\n<p>In a Monday post on , the president wrote, &ldquo;I like Karrin Taylor Robson of Arizona a lot, and when she asked me to Endorse her, with nobody else running, I Endorsed her, and was happy to do so.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He continued, &ldquo;When Andy Biggs decided to run for Governor, quite unexpectedly, I had a problem &mdash; Two fantastic candidates, two terrific people, two wonderful champions, and it is therefore my Great Honor TO GIVE MY COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT TO BOTH. Either one will never let you down. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I like Karrin Taylor Robson of Arizona a lot, and when she asked me to Endorse her, with nobody else running, I Endorsed her, and was happy to do so. When Andy Biggs decided to run for Governor, quite unexpectedly, I had a problem &mdash; Two fantastic candidates, two terrific people,&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump Posts From His  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1914482195223244897?\">April 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump first <a href=\"https:\/\/tucson.com\/news\/state-regional\/government-politics\/elections\/article_5946740a-c15c-11ef-87be-d31440a858f0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsed<\/a> Robson while speaking at Turning Point USA&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-announces-exact-hour-jan-20-administration-will-fully-operational\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">America Fest<\/a> in December in Phoenix, before Biggs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/politics\/2025-01-27\/congressman-andy-biggs-officially-enters-2026-arizona-governors-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> his run at the end of January.<\/p>\n<p>Biggs was <a href=\"https:\/\/biggs.house.gov\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first elected<\/a> to Congress in 2016, when Trump won Arizona and his first term as president. The congressman, who has been a strong Trump ally, served as chairman of the conservative Freedom Caucus from 2019 to 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/total-dumpster-fire-conservatives-furious-gop-leadership-strikes-deal-massive-spending-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biggs<\/a> represents the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/member\/district\/andy-biggs\/B001302\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-in-republican-incumbent-mike-garcia-defeats-democrat-christy-smith-in-ca25-15th-gop-pick-up\/\" title=\"JUST IN: Republican Incumbent Mike Garcia Defeats Democrat Christy Smith in CA25 - 15th GOP Pick-Up\">5th congressional district<\/a><\/a>, on the southeast side of the Phoenix metropolitan area. He handily won re-election in November, garnering <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Arizona%27s_5th_Congressional_District\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over 60 percent<\/a> of the vote to his Democratic challenger&rsquo;s 39.6 percent.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Karrin_Taylor_Robson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robson<\/a> is a real estate developer who served on the Arizona Board of Regents (the governing body that oversees the state&rsquo;s public university system) from 2017 to 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Former news anchor Kari Lake <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Karrin_Taylor_Robson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defeated<\/a> Robson in the GOP primary race for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-trump-ally-kari-lake-wins-gop-primary-arizona-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arizona governor<\/a> in 2022 with 48 percent to Robson&rsquo;s 43 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Robson closely aligned herself with the establishment wing of the party during the race.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6O8DrC6kzJ0&amp;ab_channel=FOX10Phoenix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 interview<\/a>, she was asked whether she felt Trump was a &ldquo;drag on the Republican Party,&rdquo; to which she answered, &ldquo;I do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Somebody said &mdash; and I like the analogy &mdash; there&rsquo;s fashion &lsquo;dos&rsquo; and fashion &lsquo;don&rsquo;ts.&rsquo;&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Trump used to be a fashion &lsquo;do.&rsquo; And overnight he&rsquo;s become a fashion &lsquo;don&rsquo;t,&rsquo;&rdquo; she contended.<\/p>\n<p>Robson responded to Trump&rsquo;s dual endorsement Tuesday, posting on social media platform X, the president &ldquo;reaffirmed what he told me in December when he urged me to run on stage: That he supports me &amp; has fully endorsed my Arizona First campaign.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I cannot wait to be on the 9th floor as a partner to his America First agenda. Onward!&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT!<\/p>\n<p>Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> reaffirmed what he told me in December when he urged me to run on stage: That he supports me &amp; has fully endorsed my Arizona First campaign.<\/p>\n<p>I cannot wait to be on the 9th floor as a partner to his America First agenda. Onward! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D1EkSkmlGL\">pic.twitter.com\/D1EkSkmlGL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Karrin Taylor Robson for AZ Gov (@KTaylorRobson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KTaylorRobson\/status\/1914462330127081925?\">April 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Biggs also d his appreciation for the endorsement on X, writing, &ldquo;Thank you, [Donald Trump]! It&rsquo;s been an honor to support you and fight for your agenda since 2016. I look forward to fighting along side you as Governor of Arizona, the greatest state in the nation!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>! It&rsquo;s been an honor to support you and fight for your agenda since 2016.<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to fighting along side you as Governor of Arizona, the greatest state in the nation! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jk2JCnuKQD\">pic.twitter.com\/jk2JCnuKQD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andy Biggs (@andybiggs4az) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andybiggs4az\/status\/1914450553242845493?\">April 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-endorsement-arizona-governor-596a7c7bc1129119b1c8e401bae987ad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> reported that since 2017, Trump has supported multiple candidates vying for the same post in six contests.<\/p>\n<p>Polling is scant in the governor&rsquo;s race so far, but a <a href=\"https:\/\/static.politico.com\/18\/ad\/467915674242863a8a9d88d3e6a4\/cfg-az-gov-2026-baseline-public-pollingmemo-v1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">survey<\/a> commissioned by the Club for Growth PAC finds Biggs ahead 45 to 16 percent over Robson, with 39 percent undecided. The poll was conducted from April 6-9 among 501 likely voters with a margin of error of +\/- 4.4 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The general election appears to be a tight race, with a February <a href=\"https:\/\/azfreenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Arizona-General-Ballot-Poll-020825.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll<\/a> showing Biggs edging out Democratic Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/katie-hobbs-defies-arizona-supreme-court-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katie Hobbs<\/a> 44 to 43 percent, while Robson trailed the governor 38 to 40 percent.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/04\/21\/club-for-growth-arizona-governor-race-00302151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> reported that Club for Growth&rsquo;s April poll has Hobbs ahead of Biggs 46 to 42 percent and leading Robson 47 to 38 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/projects\/election-results-2024\/arizona\/?r=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">won<\/a> the Grand Canyon State in November by over five percentage points, the largest margin of any of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/10\/g-s1-33609\/donald-trump-wins-arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seven swing states<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In a post on Monday, he expressed his support for Karrin Taylor Robson, stating, &#8220;I like Karrin Taylor Robson of Arizona a lot&#8230; I was happy to endorse her when she asked.&#8221; He then mentioned the unexpected entry of Andy Biggs into the race and declared his complete endorsement for both candidates, emphasizing that either would be reliable leaders. Trump had previously endorsed Robson at an event in December before Biggs announced his candidacy. Biggs has been a strong ally of Trump and won re-election with over 60% of the vote last November. Meanwhile, Robson is a real estate developer who previously served on the Arizona Board of Regents and lost to Kari Lake in the 2022 GOP primary for governor. After Trump&#8217;s dual endorsement, Robson expressed her excitement about partnering with him on his America First agenda. Biggs also thanked Trump for his support and looked forward to working alongside him as Governor of Arizona. 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