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特朗普在共和党对决中的背书影响力在南卡罗来纳州州长初选中迎来新考验
作者:保罗·施泰因豪泽 福克斯新闻
发布于2026年6月9日晚9:13 美国东部夏令时
南卡罗来纳州总检察长艾伦·威尔逊就亚历克斯·默多夫辩护律师提出的主张发表讲话,并在《美国报道》节目中讨论了寻求死刑判决的可能性。
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就在总统唐纳德·特朗普在多场备受瞩目的共和党初选中的连胜纪录被打破一周后,这位总统对共和党的巨大影响力再度面临考验,这一次的战场是南卡罗来纳州。
而这位总统轻松通过了这场考验。
据美联社周二报道,特朗普在这个“棕榈州”共和党州长初选中背书的候选人、副州长帕梅拉·埃维特在竞争激烈的候选人中拔得头筹,锁定了该提名角逐的两张候选人门票之一。
曾多次突出特朗普背书支持的埃维特,将于两周后举行的共和党决选中与获得第二名的南卡罗来纳州总检察长艾伦·威尔逊展开对决,争夺即将卸任的共和党州长亨利·麦克马斯特的继任者职位。
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南卡罗来纳州总检察长艾伦·威尔逊于2025年6月23日周一宣布参选州长,其家人陪同出席。(特雷西·格兰茨/《州报》/论坛新闻社)
由于没有候选人获得超过50%的初选选票以直接锁定多数席位,埃维特和威尔逊将在6月23日的决选中争夺提名,而获胜者将被视为这个坚定支持共和党的东南部州大选中的热门人选。
与此同时,在南卡罗来纳州共和党参议员初选中,特朗普的长期盟友、参议员林赛·格雷厄姆赢得了多数选票,无需进行决选,美联社报道称。
获得特朗普背书的格雷厄姆面临包括保守派商人马克·林奇在内的五名候选人的挑战,林奇曾因格雷厄姆对伊朗战争的支持而抨击他。林奇得到了一些此前批评特朗普的“让美国再次伟大”(MAGA)领袖的支持。
格雷厄姆的竞选团队及其关联政治团体斥资近2000万美元突出特朗普的背书支持。特朗普还在初选前一天与格雷厄姆和埃维特共同参加了电话拉票活动。
参议员林赛·格雷厄姆(共和党-南卡罗来纳州)周二在南卡罗来纳州共和党参议员初选中赢得连任提名,正寻求第六个六年任期。(迈克尔·M·圣地亚哥/盖蒂图片社)
尽管特朗普并未参选,但他对共和党的巨大影响力在南卡罗来纳州再度面临关键考验。
过去一个月里,总统背书的强大威力在共和党初选中尽显无疑,他背书的候选人在印第安纳州、路易斯安那州、肯塔基州和得克萨斯州的对决中击败了特朗普锁定的在任官员,引发了全国广泛关注。
但一周半前,特朗普在爱荷华州为接替即将退休的共和党州长金·雷诺兹的竞选中,最后时刻背书的共和党众议员兰迪·费恩斯特拉并未能够助其成功当选。
特朗普背书的费恩斯特拉在共和党州长初选中爆冷输给支持MAHA的莱恩
商人、农场主兼前政治战略家扎克·莱恩在2026年6月2日周二赢得爱荷华州共和党州长提名后,举起拳头庆祝。(扎克·莱恩竞选州长团队通过脸书)
费恩斯特拉以微弱劣势输给了扎克·莱恩,莱恩得到了“让美国更健康再次伟大”(MAHA)运动的政治派系和 Turning Point USA 的支持。MAHA是与特朗普时期卫生部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪结盟的组织,而Turning Point USA是由已故的查理·柯克联合创立的极具影响力的保守派组织。
在南卡罗来纳州共和党州长初选中,主要候选人长期以来一直在强调他们对特朗普及其议程的支持,以期获得他的背书。
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园区宣布参选共和党州长提名。(乔希·鲍彻/《州报》/论坛新闻社/盖蒂图片社)
特朗普在数月保持中立后,背书了埃维特,并在声明中称赞她是“‘美国优先’爱国者”和“赢家”。
特朗普背书埃维特后,南希·梅斯表示,她去年大力推动司法部公布与对已定罪性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦的调查相关的文件,是导致总统转而支持其对手的原因。
南卡罗来纳州共和党众议员南希·梅斯正在南卡罗来纳州角逐共和党州长提名,以接替即将卸任的共和党州长亨利·麦克马斯特。(特雷西·格兰茨/《州报》/论坛新闻社)
“我知道,当我要求公开爱泼斯坦文件的透明度时,我就有可能失去背书机会,”这位议员写道。“我提出这个要求是因为你们理应知晓真相——所有的真相,”梅斯在X平台的帖子中强调道。
特朗普在社交媒体上背书埃维特时还表示,他预计埃维特会选择州长的儿子小亨利·麦克马斯特作为其副州长竞选搭档。
总统的这番言论在南卡罗来纳州政治圈引发了反弹,也引发了猜测:曾在特朗普第一任期内接替辞职担任美国驻联合国大使的妮基·黑利出任州长、目前已担任州长第十年的麦克马斯特,是否试图为其子的政治生涯造势。
南卡罗来纳州共和党州长亨利·麦克马斯特因任期限制,无法在2026年寻求连任。(杰弗里·柯林斯/美联社)
但麦克马斯特否认存在任何交易或施压,埃维特也表示,初选结束前她不会公布任何竞选搭档人选。
周五,小亨利·麦克马斯特宣布退出竞争,称被提及作为副州长候选人“令人无比谦逊”,但“现在显然不是合适的时机”。
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但这一事件似乎并未影响埃维特的选情。
无论是埃维特还是威尔逊,都将在11月与赢得民主党州长提名的州众议员杰梅因·约翰逊展开对决。
保罗·施泰因豪泽是驻摇摆州新罕布什尔州的政治记者,全程报道全国竞选活动。
Trump’s endorsement power faces another GOP test in South Carolina after Alan Wilson advances
2026-06-09T21:13:09-04:00 / Fox News
Trump’s endorsement power in Republican showdowns faces new test in South Carolina governor primary
By Paul Steinhauser Fox News
Published June 9, 2026 9:13pm EDT
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One week after President Donald Trump’s endorsement-winning streak in high-profile Republican primaries was snapped, the president’s immense clout over the GOP was on the line again, this time in South Carolina.
And the president easily passed the test.
The candidate Trump endorsed in the Palmetto State’s GOP gubernatorial primary, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, finished first in a crowded field of candidates and clinched one of the two tickets in the race for the nomination, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.
Evette, who repeatedly spotlighted Trump’s support, now advances to a Republican runoff election in two weeks against South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, the second place finisher, in the race to succeed term-limited GOP Gov. Henry McMaster.
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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)
Since no candidate topped 50% of the primary vote to land a majority, Evette and Wilson will battle for the nomination in the June 23 runoff, and the winner will be considered the clear favorite in the general election in the solidly red southeastern state.
Meanwhile, in the South Carolina GOP Senate primary, longtime Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham did win a majority of the vote, and will avoid a runoff, the Associated Press reported.
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.
Graham’s campaign and allied political groups spent nearly $20 million to highlight Trump’s support. And the president joined Graham and Evette for a primary eve tele-rally.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) won renomination on Tuesday in South Carolina’s Republican Senate primary, as he runs for a fifth six-year term in the Senate(Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
While he wasn’t on the ballot, Trump’s immense clout over the GOP was facing another key test in South Carolina.
The brute force of the president’s endorsement power has been on display in GOP primaries over the past month, with his candidates ousting incumbents he targeted in showdowns in Indiana, Louisiana, Kentucky and Texas that grabbed plenty of national attention.
But his 11th-hour endorsement of Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra of Iowa a week and a half ago — which came on the same day he also backed Evette — in the race to succeed retiring GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds wasn’t enough to muscle the three-term congressman to victory.
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Zach Lahn raises his fist in celebration after winning Iowa’s GOP gubernatorial nomination, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.(Zach Lahn for Governor via Facebook)
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.
In the South Carolina GOP gubernatorial primary, the major contenders had long been highlighting their support for Trump and his agenda, in hopes of landing his support.
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)
Trump, after staying neutral for months, endorsed Evette, praising her as an “America First Patriot” and a “WINNER” in his announcement.
After Trump backed Evette, Mace said that her very vocal push last year for the Justice Department to release the files related to its probe into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein contributed to the president’s backing of her rival.
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., is running for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in South Carolina in the race to succeed term-limited GOP Gov. Henry McMaster.(Tracy Glantz/The State/Tribune News Service)
“I know I put the likelihood of an endorsement on the line when I demanded transparency on the Epstein files,” the lawmaker wrote. “I demanded it because you deserved the truth — ALL OF IT,” Mace emphasized in a post on X.
Trump, in a social media post endorsing Evette, also said he expected Evette to choose Henry McMaster Jr., the governor’s son, as her running mate for lieutenant governor.
The comment by the president led to blowback in South Carolina political circles and speculation that McMaster, who succeeded then-Gov. Nikki Haley when she stepped down to serve as U.N. ambassador during Trump’s first term and who is in his 10th year as governor, was trying to give his son a political boost.
Republican Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina is term-limited and cannot seek re-election in 2026.(Jeffrey Collins/Associated Press)
But McMaster denied any deal or pressure, and Evette has said she wouldn’t name any running mate until after the primary is over.
And on Friday, the younger McMaster took his name out of contention, saying it was “incredibly humbling” to be mentioned as a possible lieutenant governor candidate, but that “now is simply not the right time.”
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But the episode didn’t appear to sidetrack Evette.
Either Evette or Wilson will face off in November against state Rep. Jermaine Johnson, who captured the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast.