2026年6月19日 美国东部时间下午5:35 / 福克斯新闻
总统此前已背书副州长帕梅拉·埃维特，随后在最后时刻又向司法部长艾伦·威尔逊提供支持
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发布于2026年6月19日 美国东部时间下午5:35pm
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南卡罗来纳州州长候选人艾伦·威尔逊谈及民主党阵营的极左转向，认为这对共和党有利。他还谈到了自己激烈的初选决选竞争，以及特朗普总统可能的联合背书。
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唐纳德·特朗普总统在周二即将举行的、备受瞩目的南卡罗来纳州共和党州长决选进入最后阶段之际，于最后时刻进行背书，表示“只背书其中一位，会伤害到另一位”。
特朗普周五在Truth Social平台上表示，他将支持长期担任南卡罗来纳州司法部长的艾伦·威尔逊和副州长帕梅拉·埃维特，这场角逐将选出接替任期届满的共和党州长亨利·麦克马斯特的共和党提名候选人。
“只背书其中一位会伤害到另一位，因此，我将为南卡罗来纳州州长竞选背书帕姆·埃维特和艾伦·威尔逊两人！”特朗普写道，并补充道：“选任何一位都不会出错。”
对威尔逊的背书似乎是特朗普在押注的举措，因为特朗普早已支持埃维特，而后者也得到了总统长期核心盟友麦克马斯特的支持。
南卡罗来纳州的这场决选被视为特朗普对共和党巨大影响力以及其背书在共和党提名角逐中威力的最新考验。
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南卡罗来纳州司法部长艾伦·威尔逊于2025年6月23日周一在家人陪同下宣布参选州长。（特雷西·格兰茨/《斯泰茨报》/论坛新闻社 via 盖蒂图片社）
而他同时支持埃维特和威尔逊的决定，并非特朗普首次在同一场共和党竞选中推出双重背书。在亚利桑那州第一国会选区下月举行的共和党初选中，他原本同时支持吉娜·斯沃博达和杰伊·菲利，直到斯沃博达退出国会竞选转而参选国务卿。
最著名的一次是特朗普在2022年密苏里州共和党参议院初选中背书“ERIC”，当时两位主要候选人分别是埃里克·施密特和埃里克·格赖滕斯。两人都声称获得了该背书，最终施密特赢得提名。
在南卡罗来纳州，特朗普于上月末，也就是州长初选一周半前背书了埃维特。
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埃维特在初选中以领先者身份脱颖而出，威尔逊位居第二。参选阵营还包括众议员南希·梅斯和拉尔夫·诺曼，以及亿万富翁商人罗姆·雷迪。由于没有候选人获得多数选票，埃维特和威尔逊作为前两名进入6月23日的决选。
梅斯和诺曼在未能进入决选后背书了威尔逊。威尔逊一周前还得到了得克萨斯州保守派强硬派参议员特德·克鲁兹的支持。
埃维特与威尔逊之间的决选已变得火药味十足，在周二的最后一场辩论中，两位候选人展开人身攻击，互相指责撒谎和歪曲记录。
威尔逊试图将自己担任司法部长的任期与他所称的埃维特作为副州长的 largely ceremonial （ largely ceremonial 译为“ largely ceremonial ）角色进行对比。他还突出了自己作为战斗老兵、检察官和州最高执法官员的经历。
埃维特则将自己塑造为外部人士和获得特朗普背书的女商人，同时将威尔逊描绘成职业政客。
据熟悉情况的消息人士向福克斯新闻数字频道透露，支持威尔逊的南卡罗来纳州参议员蒂姆·斯科特曾为威尔逊筹款，并代表威尔逊致电，敦促总统背书这位州司法部长。
南卡罗来纳州已有28年未选出民主党州长，共和党决选的获胜者将被视为在大选中对抗民主党候选人、州众议员杰迈因·约翰逊的明显热门人选。
南卡罗来纳州副州长帕梅拉·埃维特于2025年7月14日在南卡罗来纳州贾德森磨坊的烟囱工厂宣布争取共和党州长提名。（约书亚·鲍彻/《斯泰茨报》/论坛新闻社 via 盖蒂图片社）
过去两个月，总统背书力量的强大影响力在共和党初选中尽显无遗，他背书的候选人在印第安纳州、路易斯安那州、肯塔基州和德克萨斯州的对决中击败了他瞄准的现任官员，引发了全国广泛关注。
但三周前，特朗普在共和党全国及国会初选的连胜纪录被打破：他在爱荷华州接替即将退休的共和党州长金·雷诺兹的竞选活动中，最后时刻背书的共和党众议员兰迪·芬斯特拉未能获胜。
芬斯特拉以微弱劣势输给了商人、农场主兼前政治战略家扎克·拉恩。拉恩得到了MAHA（与特朗普时期卫生部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪结盟的“让美国再次健康”运动）的政治派系，以及由已故查理·柯克联合创立的强大保守组织“转折点美国”的支持。
扎克·拉恩在2026年6月2日爱荷华州共和党州长初选中击败对手后举拳庆祝。（扎克·拉恩竞选州长 via 脸书）
一周后特朗普迎来反弹：埃维特在共和党州长初选中位居第一，长期特朗普盟友、南卡罗来纳州参议员林赛·格雷厄姆在共和党参议院初选中获得多数选票，无需进行决选。
获得特朗普背书的格雷厄姆当时面临五名候选人的初选挑战，其中包括保守派商人马克·林奇，后者因格雷厄姆支持伊朗战争而对其发起攻击。林奇得到了一些批评总统的“让美国再次伟大”领袖的支持。
就在几天前，特朗普背书的候选人在佐治亚州和阿拉巴马州的三场顶级竞选中赢得了两场，唯一的失利发生在一位自掏腰包斥资超1亿美元推动竞选的亿万富翁商人身上。
在深红州阿拉巴马州的共和党参议院决选中，众议院自由核心小组成员、长期支持特朗普的众议员巴里·摩尔轻松击败对手贾里德·哈德森。哈德森是前海军海豹突击队狙击手，得到了一些右翼知名人士的支持。
在摇摆州佐治亚州的共和党参议院决选中，特朗普上周末的最后时刻背书帮助特朗普主义支持者、众议员迈克·柯林斯击败了前大学橄榄球教练德里克·杜利。杜利得到了受欢迎的保守派州长布莱恩·坎普的支持。
柯林斯将在大选中面对民主党参议员乔恩·奥索夫，这场竞选是为数不多可能决定共和党能否在参议院保持微弱多数席位的关键竞选之一。
共和党州长候选人里克·杰克逊2026年6月14日在佐治亚州阿尔法勒塔的竞选集会上对支持者发表讲话。（保罗·施泰因豪泽/福克斯新闻）
琼斯经常展示自己获得的特朗普背书，但杰克逊于2月宣布参选，此时特朗普早已背书琼斯，他反复表示特朗普激励了自己参选。
但在佐治亚州共和党州长决选中，特朗普背书的候选人、副州长伯特·琼斯（上周也得到了坎普的背书）被以外部人士身份参选的里克·杰克逊击败。
一位要求匿名以便畅所欲言的特朗普政治幕僚指出，特朗普背书的琼斯此次失利，称“里克·杰克逊创下了共和党全州初选的开支纪录。他在比加州小得多的州里花费了汤姆·施泰因级别的资金。这会产生影响。”
这位幕僚还强调：“里克全程拥抱特朗普。他所有的广告和宣传材料都在强调自己会成为特朗普最中意的州长。因此这场竞选实际上并非对特朗普的全民公投。”
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Double endorsement drama: Trump backs second candidate in red state’s GOP gubernatorial runoff
June 19, 2026 5:35pm EDT / Fox News
The president already endorsed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette before giving 11th-hour support to Attorney General Alan Wilson
By Paul Steinhauser Fox News
Published June 19, 2026 5:35pm EDT
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South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Alan Wilson discusses the Democratic Party’s far-left shift, arguing it benefits Republicans. He also addresses his tight primary runoff race and President Trump’s potential co-endorsement.
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President Donald Trump is making an 11th-hour endorsement in the final stretch ahead of Tuesday’s high-profile Republican gubernatorial runoff in solidly red South Carolina, saying he “can’t hurt one of them by only Endorsing the other.”
Trump on Friday took to Truth Social to say that he was supporting longtime South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette in the battle for the GOP nomination in the race to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Henry McMaster.
“I can’t hurt one of them by only Endorsing the other, so, therefore, I am going to Endorse, for Governor of South Carolina, both Pam Evette and Alan Wilson!” Trump wrote, adding: “With either one you can’t go wrong.”
The endorsement of Wilson appears to be a move by Trump to hedge his bets, because Trump is already backing Evette, who is also supported by McMaster, a longtime top ally of the president.
The South Carolina runoff had been viewed as the latest test of Trump’s immense grip over the GOP and the power of his endorsements in Republican nominating contests.
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced his candidacy for governor on Monday, June 23, 2025, accompanied by his family.(Tracy Glantz/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
And his decision to back both Evette and Wilson isn’t the first time he’s made dual endorsements in the same Republican race. He was backing both Gina Swoboda and Jay Feely in next month’s Republican primary in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District before Swoboda dropped out of the congressional race to run for secretary of state.
Most famously, Trump endorsed “ERIC” in the 2022 GOP Senate primary in Missouri, where the two major candidates were Eric Schmitt and Eric Greitens. Both candidates claimed the endorsement, with Schmitt ultimately winning the nomination.
In South Carolina, Trump endorsed Evette late last month, a week and a half before the gubernatorial primary.
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Evette finished on top of a crowded field of contenders in the primary election, with Wilson second. The field also included Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman, and multimillionaire businessman Rom Reddy. Since no candidate won a majority of the vote, as the top two finishers, Evette and Wilson advanced to the June 23 runoff.
Mace and Norman endorsed Wilson after failing to advance to the runoff. And Wilson was also backed a week ago by Sen. Ted Cruz, the conservative firebrand from Texas.
The runoff between Evette and Wilson has become combustible, and in Tuesday’s final debate both candidates launched personal attacks and accused each other of lying and misrepresenting their records.
Wilson has worked to contrast his tenure as attorney general with what he’s argued is Evette’s largely ceremonial role as lieutenant governor. And he has spotlighted his experience as a combat veteran, prosecutor, and the state’s top law enforcement official.
Evette has showcased herself as an outsider and a Trump-endorsed businesswoman, while casting Wilson as a career politician.
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, who is supporting Wilson and has helped with fundraising, made calls on behalf of Wilson and encouraged the president’s endorsement of the state attorney general, a source familiar told Fox News Digital.
It’s been 28 years since a Democrat won a gubernatorial election in South Carolina, and the winner of the GOP runoff will be considered the clear favorite in the general election against Democratic nominee Jermaine Johnson, a state representative.
South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette announces her bid for the Republican nomination for governor at The Smokestack at Judson Mill in South Carolina on July 14, 2025.(Joshua Boucher/The State/Tribune News Service/Getty Images)
The brute force of the president’s endorsement power has been on display in GOP primaries over the past two months, with his candidates ousting incumbents he targeted in showdowns in Indiana, Louisiana, Kentucky and Texas that grabbed plenty of national attention.
But Trump’s endorsement streak in statewide and congressional Republican primaries was snapped three weeks ago when his last minute endorsement of Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra of Iowa in the race to succeed retiring GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds wasn’t enough to propel the three-term congressman to victory.
Feenstra was narrowly edged by Zach Lahn, a businessman, farmer and former political strategist who was backed by the political wings of MAHA — the acronym for the Make America Healthy Again movement aligned with Trump Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and Turning Point USA, the powerful conservative organization co-founded by the late Charlie Kirk.
Zach Lahn raises his fist in celebration after defeating his primary opponent in Iowa’s GOP gubernatorial race on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.(Zach Lahn for Governor via Facebook)
Trump rebounded a week later, as Evette finished first in the GOP gubernatorial primary and longtime Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina won a majority of the vote in the Republican Senate primary, and avoided a runoff.
Graham, who was endorsed by Trump, was facing primary challenges from five candidates, including conservative businessman Mark Lynch, who took aim at the senator over his support for the war in Iran. Lynch was backed by some MAGA leaders who have been critical of the president.
And a couple of days ago, Trump-backed candidates won two of the three top races in Georgia and Alabama, with the one setback coming against a billionaire businessman who shelled out over $100 million of his own money to boost his campaign.
Rep. Barry Moore, a House Freedom Caucus member and longtime Trump supporter who was endorsed by the president, comfortably defeated rival Jared Hudson, a former Navy SEAL sniper who was supported by some top names on the right, in solidly red Alabama’s GOP Senate runoff.
In battleground Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff, an 11th hour endorsement by Trump this past weekend helped boost Rep. Mike Collins, a MAGA champion, to victory over former college football coach Derek Dooley, who was backed by popular conservative Gov. Brian Kemp.
Collins will face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in the general election in a race that’s among a handful that will likely decide if the GOP holds its slim majority in the chamber in the midterms.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson speaks to supporters at a campaign stop in Alpharetta, Ga., on June 14, 2026.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
Jones regularly showcased his Trump endorsement, but Jackson, who launched his bid in February long after the president had endorsed Jones, repeatedly said that Trump had inspired him to run.
But in Georgia’s GOP gubernatorial runoff, the candidate Trump backed, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who was also endorsed by Kemp this past weekend, was defeated by Rick Jackson, who ran as an outsider.
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A Trump political operative, pointing to Tuesday’s loss by Trump-backed Jones, noted that “Rick Jackson set a record for spending in a statewide Republican primary. He spent Tom Steyer level money in a state a fraction of the size of California. That’s going to have an impact.”
And the operative, who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely, also emphasized that “Rick bearhugged Trump. All of his ads and material was about how he’s going to be Trump’s favorite governor. So the race was not really a referendum on Trump.”
Fox News’ Luke Trevisan contributed to this report
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast.
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