POLITICAL PANDERING

GOP Senate Candidate Larry Hogan Backtracks on Trump Support in Private

After publicly rebuking Trump’s endorsement, former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said it has helped him.

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has changed his tune about having “no interest” in Donald Trump’s endorsement during a Wednesday call with Republican donors. Hogan, who is running for senate against Democrat candidate Angela Alsobrooks, has previously distanced himself from Trump‘s MAGA base, maintaining that the can win his race without the former president’s influence. However, when Logan was asked why the two seemed to harbor ill will for each other, he touted that he had Trump’s support. “Donald Trump actually endorsed me,” Logan said twice to donors on the call, CNN reported. Logan added that Trump’s endorsement helps with “hard core” Trumpers, which seemed to oppose Logan’s previous statements about winning without Trump. In response to the the report, Hogan’s campaign spokesperson issued a statement attempting to further contextualize his comments. “Governor Hogan was responding to a question about whether he and Former President Trump ‘hate’ each other,” said Blake Kernen. “Governor Hogan rejects the notion of hatred in politics, and will attempt to work with anybody who is elected.” Trump previously slammed Hogan for saying people should “respect the verdict” in Trump’s New York hush money trial.