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President Donald Trump endorsed both Republican candidates in the 2026 Arizona gubernatorial race on Monday, throwing his support behind Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) after having already endorsed his competitor Karrin Taylor Robson.
“I like Karrin Taylor Robson of Arizona a lot, and when she asked me to Endorse her, with nobody else running, I Endorsed her, and was happy to do so,” wrote Trump in a Truth Social post. “When Andy Biggs decided to run for Governor, quite unexpectedly, I had a problem — Two fantastic candidates, two terrific people, two wonderful champions, and it is therefore my Great Honor TO GIVE MY COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT TO BOTH.”
He concluded, “Either one will never let you down. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
In the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial race, Trump backed Robson’s opponent Kari Lake, who went on to lose against Katie Hobbs by less than 1%. Former Vice President Mike Pence, meanwhile, backed Robson, who repeatedly praised Pence as a “warrior” and “the genuine article” in a political world “full of charlatans & fakes.”
Trump has a track record of backing several candidates in the same race.
In 2024, Trump endorsed both Abe Hamadeh and Blake Masters in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District Republican primary – championing the power of his endorsement after Hamadeh won. He also endorsed both Jerrod Sessler and Tiffany Smiley in Washington’s 4th Congressional District, both Andrew Bailey and Will Scharf in the Missouri attorney general race, and the top three candidates in Missouri’s governor race.
