Lara Trump is praising California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton in his Republican campaign to lead one of the country’s bluest states, saying the GOP shouldn’t give up on California.
“He wants desperately to fix things in this state,” Ms. Trump, former chair of the Republican National Committee, said this week of Mr. Hilton on her “The Right View” podcast.
Mr. Hilton aims to bring back to California people who left because of high taxes and costly regulations, said Ms. Trump, who is married to President Trump’s son Eric.
Born and raised in Great Britain, Mr. Hilton is an ex-Fox News host and former adviser to British Prime Minister David Cameron. He is running against Democrat Xavier Becerra, former health and human services secretary under President Joseph R. Biden.
“The No. 1 state where we raised the most money in all three elections — 2016, 2020 and 2024 — was California and the most Trump merchandise sold to the state of California,” Ms. Trump said. “There are a ton of people there that get it.”
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She said California voters are awake now and Mr. Hilton is reminding people that the last Republican governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was also an immigrant with an accent.
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