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GOP Officials Split On Endorsing Trump For President

Republican presidential candidate campaigns in New Hampshire

Former President Donald Trump is not endorsed by any U.S. presidents aside from himself, with former Republican President George Bush declining to support anyone in the race.

Despite past conflicts with several Republican lawmakers, many of the GOP elected officials in the House of Representatives and Senate have announced their support for Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance. This includes Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, with whom Trump had a longstanding feud, and House Speaker Mike Johnson. Some notable GOP non-endorsers in the Senate include Sens. Mitt Romney, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Bill Cassidy, and Todd Young. While they haven’t gotten behind the Republican nominee, they have also stopped short of supporting Harris.

Trump has the support of nearly all Republican governors, with the exception of two. Gov. Phil Scott, a moderate Vermont Republican, said he wouldn’t back Trump but wasn’t sure about Harris. As for Gov. Eric Holcomb of Indiana, he will still be supporting his pick in the GOP primary, former Vice President Mike Pence. Pence has also notably held off endorsing his former running mate.

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