2026-04-11T05:00:34-04:00 / 福克斯新闻频道
特朗普的背书预计将在圣地亚哥大会上助力希尔顿，但可能破坏共和党实现两共和党人对决的希望
作者：保罗·施坦豪泽 福克斯新闻
发布于2026年4月11日 美国东部时间早上5:00
加州共和党本周末将投票推选该州州长候选人，以接替任期将满的民主党州长加文·纽瑟姆。
这场投票将于本周日在圣地亚哥举行的加州共和党年度大会上进行，就在一周前，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在此次选举的两位主要共和党候选人之间表明了立场，支持保守派评论员、前福克斯新闻频道主持人史蒂夫·希尔顿，而非河滨县警长查德·比安科。
特朗普的背书在共和党初选中极具影响力，他在背书声明中称加州已经“烂透了”，并表示“史蒂夫能够在为时已晚之前扭转局面，作为总统，我将帮助他做到这一点！”
预计总统对希尔顿的支持将在州共和党大会上立即见效。
以下是特朗普在金州州长对决中支持的人选
2026年1月14日周三，在加州亨廷顿海滩，共和党州长候选人史蒂夫·希尔顿在亨廷顿 Beach 市检察官迈克尔·盖茨的新闻发布会上向媒体发言。当日，迈克尔·盖茨宣布参选加州司法部长。（凯拉·巴特科夫斯基/洛杉矶时报）
“我认为这无疑有助于动员基础选民支持某位候选人，并制造声势和热情，”加州共和党主席科琳·兰金告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
比安科是特朗普的忠实支持者，在加州共和党内部人士中拥有众多朋友和支持。但特朗普对希尔顿的背书可能会在共和党大会上提升希尔顿的支持率——希尔顿在15年前曾担任时任英国首相戴维·卡梅伦的高级顾问，之后移居美国，并于2021年成为美国公民。在该大会上，候选人需要获得60%的代表支持才能赢得党内背书。
而近期因在河滨县扣押选票而获得大量全国关注的警长比安科则表现得 defiant。
“长期以来，从萨克拉门托到华盛顿的政客和内部人士都试图为我们挑选领导人。这不是领导力，这是钦点，而我们如今正因这种方式承受着加州民众正在经历的失败领导，”他在一段社交媒体视频中说道。“这场选举属于人民，而非政治阶层。”
强硬派共和党警长宣布参选加州州长
2024年5月15日，河滨县警长查德·比安科在华盛顿特区美国国会大厦的新闻发布会上发言。本周是全国警察周，全国各地部门的数千名警察将前往华盛顿特区致敬在执行任务中牺牲的执法人员。（肯特·西穆拉/盖蒂图片社）
特朗普的背书可能还会带来另一个意想不到的后果。
在这个左倾州的六月初选中，两大主要政党的候选人将出现在同一张选票上，得票前两名的候选人将晋级11月的大选。
一些民主党人担心，此次初选共有九位候选人，民主党选民的支持将严重分散，以至于没有任何一位民主党候选人能晋级大选。而在一些民调中，希尔顿和比安科一直是领先的两位候选人，这让一些共和党人看到了最终由两位共和党人对决的希望。
随着特朗普背书后希尔顿的支持率预计上升、比安科的支持率下降，这种两共和党人对决的场景如今可能性越来越小。过去一周的民调也暗示希尔顿的支持率正在飙升。
“特朗普彻底击碎了共和党在加州州长选举中实现两共和党人对决的希望，”自称无党派且公正的政治年鉴《加州目标手册》的罗布·派尔斯上周在社交媒体帖子中写道。
媒体名人史蒂夫·希尔顿宣布参选加州州长
特朗普对希尔顿的背书在加州共和党内部引发了震动。（亚历克斯·布兰登/美联社）
但希尔顿则认为，将民主党人排除在大选选票之外的说法是异想天开。
“我几个月来一直说，这种‘两位共和党人晋级大选’的情况始终是幻想，”希尔顿在福克斯商业频道的《底线》节目中说道。“加州民主党机器会将州政权拱手让给两位共和党人的想法从来都不切实际，永远、永远都不会发生。”
他进一步辩称：“更有可能出现的情况是……最终晋级的将是两位民主党人，那样我们就完全没有机会实现变革。所以这次的局面确实能确保我们有一位共和党人进入前两名。”
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自前州长阿诺德·施瓦辛格2006年连任以来，再没有共和党人在加州赢得过全州性选举。
而特朗普在加州的支持率一直在30%左右徘徊，如果希尔顿成功晋级11月的大选，特朗普的背书很可能不会对他有任何帮助。
保罗·施坦豪泽是驻摇摆州新罕布什尔州的政治记者，他全程报道各地竞选活动。
Trump backs Hilton ahead of California GOP vote, testing Bianco’s grip on party endorsement
2026-04-11T05:00:34-04:00 / Fox News
Trump’s endorsement expected to boost Hilton at San Diego convention but could hurt GOP hopes of an all-Republican runoff
By Paul Steinhauser Fox News
Published April 11, 2026 5:00am EDT
California Republicans this weekend will vote to endorse their pick for California governor in the race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The vote, this Sunday in San Diego at the California GOP’s annual convention, comes a week after President Donald Trump took sides between the two major Republican candidates in the race, backing conservative commentator and former Fox News Channel host Steve Hilton over Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco.
Trump, whose endorsements are extremely influential in GOP primaries, argued in his endorsement statement that California had “gone to hell” and that “Steve can turn it around, before it is too late, and, as President, I will help him to do so!”
The president’s support for Hilton is expected to pay immediate dividends at the state GOP convention.
HERE’S WHO TRUMP IS BACKING IN THE GOLDEN STATE GUBERNATORIAL SHOWDOWN
Republican governor candidate Steve Hilton speaks to press during Huntington Beach City Attorney Michael Gates press event at Huntington Beach on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Huntington Beach, California. Huntington Beach City Attorney Michael Gates announced his run for California attorney general.(Kayla Bartkowski/Los Angeles Times)
“I think it definitely can help rally the base behind a candidate and generate some noise and some enthusiasm,” California Republican Party chairwoman Corrin Rankin told Fox News Digital.
Bianco is a loyal Trump supporter who has plenty of friends and support among California Republican insiders. But Trump’s endorsement of Hilton, a top adviser to then-British Prime Minister David Cameron a decade and a half ago before moving to the U.S. and becoming an American citizen in 2021, may boost him at the GOP convention, where backing from 60% of delegates is needed to land the party’s endorsement.
But Bianco, the sheriff who recently grabbed plenty of national attention for seizing ballots in Riverside County, appeared defiant.
“For too long, politicians and insiders from Sacramento to Washington have tried to pick our leaders for us. That’s not leadership, that’s a coronation, and it’s exactly how we ended up with the failed leadership Californians are living with today,” he said in a social media video. “This election belongs to the people, not the political class.”
TOUGH ON CRIME REPUBLICAN SHERIFF LAUNCHES BID FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR
Sheriff Chad Bianco of Riverside County speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on May 15, 2024, in Washington, DC. This week marks National Police Week, which sees thousands of police officers from departments across the country coming to Washington DC to honor law enforcement who died in the line of duty.(Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
Trump’s endorsement may have another unintended consequence.
Candidates from both major political parties appear on the same ballot in the left-leaning state’s June primary, with the top two finishers advancing to November’s general election.
Some Democrats were concerned that with nine candidates in the race, support among Democratic voters would be so badly divided in the primary that no contender would reach the general election. Hilton and Bianco had been the top two candidates in some public opinion polls, giving some in the GOP hope of a final face-off between two Republicans.
That scenario may be less likely now, as Hilton’s support is expected to rise and Bianco’s drop in light of the president’s endorsement.Polling in the past week gave a hint of a Hilton surge.
“Trump kills any GOP hopes of an R vs R runoff in the California governor’s race,” Rob Pyers of California Target Book, which describes itself as a non-partisan and unbiased political almanac, wrote last week in a social media post.
MEDIA PERSONALITY STEVE HILTON ENTERS CALIFORNIA GUBERNATORIAL RACE
Trump’s endorsement of Hilton has sent shock waves through California’s Republican Party.(Alex Brandon/AP)
But Hilton dismissed as a pipe dream talk of shutting out the Democrats from the general election ballot.
“That scenario of two Republicans making the general election ballot], I’ve been saying this for months, was always a fantasy,” Hilton said on Fox Business’ “The Bottom Line.” “The idea that the Democrat machine in California was just going to hand over the state to two Republicans was never serious. It was never, never going to happen.”
He further argued, “What was more likely was actually…you were going to have two Democrats in the top two and then we’ll have no chance of change. So this really makes sure that we have a Republican in the top two.”
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No Republican has won a statewide election in California since then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 2006 re-election victory.
And with the president’s approval rating in California hovering in the 30s, Trump’s endorsement will likely do Hilton no favors if he makes it onto the November ballot.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast.