Trump endorses Rep. John James for Michigan governor
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President donald trump on Monday endorsed US Rep. John James, who’s operating for governor in Michigan.
“It is my Great Honor to endorse America First Congressman, John James, who is running to become the next Governor of the Beautiful State of Michigan!” the president declared in a part of a Social Truth post. “John James has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next Governor of Michigan — HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!”
James thanked Trump, calling him “The greatest President of my lifetime” on social media posts.
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Congressman John James attends the Detroit Auto Show Charity Preview at Huntington Place on January 16, 2026, in Detroit, Mich. (Monica Morgan/Getty Images)
After Trump issued the endorsement message on Monday, Michigan state Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt dropped out of the Michigan Republican gubernatorial main and endorsed James.
“This campaign has always been about the people of Michigan and standing with President Trump to defeat the Democrats in November. Today, I am suspending my campaign and proudly joining President Trump in endorsing John James as Michigan’s next Governor,” Nesbitt declared on social media posts. “A divided primary only helps Democrats. It’s time to unite. I’m asking every one of you who supported this campaign to stand with me behind John James, roll up our sleeves, and deliver a Republican victory in November.”
James responded to Nesbitt’s transfer, asserting in a part of a post on
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US President Donald Trump attends a press convention in the course of the G7 Leaders’ Summit on June 17, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Businessman Perry Johnsonwho can be operating within the Michigan Republican gubernatorial main, instructed that the president had made the incorrect transfer by backing James.
“President Trump received bad advice yet again. John James is a two-time statewide loser, and Michigan has already seen this movie before: Trump-backed statewide candidates like John James, Tudor Dixon, Matt DePerno, and Kristina Karamo all came up short when it mattered most,” Johnson asserted on social media posts.
Perry Johnson speaks in the course of the Republican National Convention (RNC) on the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisc., on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg by way of Getty Images)
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