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Trump endorses Steve Hilton for California governor in 2026 race
President Trump issued his 'complete and total endorsement' of Steve Hilton, a Republican candidate for California governor, in a Truth Social post on Monday. Trump criticized incumbent Governor Gavin Newsom and California Democrats, citing high crime, high taxes, and residents leaving the state. Hilton, a former Fox News host and British political strategist, is currently leading in a recent Berkeley IGS poll of the open primary by 1%.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 6% of divergence this week. 3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
3 camps
2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
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Washington Examiner
NY Post
The Hill
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Washington Examiner
Trump endorses Steve Hilton for California governor while blasting Newsom as doing a 'horrendous job'
Endorsement as positive boost for Hilton
The Hill
Republican gubernatorial candidate dismisses Trump's approval rating in California
Hilton distancing from Trump's California unpopularity
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
One outlet covers Trump's glowing endorsement of Hilton; another highlights a Democratic rival dismissing it; the third focuses on Hilton distancing himself from Trump's low California approval ratings, making the endorsement look like a potential liability.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
HThe HillCENTER145d ago
“Republican gubernatorial candidate dismisses Trump's approval rating in California”
WEWashington ExaminerRIGHT158d ago
“Trump endorses Steve Hilton for California governor while blasting Newsom as doing a 'horrendous job'”
NYPNY PostRIGHT158d ago
“Matt Mahan slams Trump endorsement of GOP rival Steve Hilton”
7 tracked claims across 3 outlets
Fact ledger
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Trump made the endorsement in a post on Truth Social early Monday morning