Before the jury even read the guilty verdict in Donald Trump’s hush money case, Maryland’s Republican Senate nominee, Larry Hogan, staked out an island among the GOP faithful, igniting backlash by urging the public not to “pour fuel on the fire with more toxic partisanship.”
“Regardless of the result, I urge all Americans to respect the verdict and the legal process,” he posted on X, formerly Twitter. “… We must reaffirm what has made this nation great: the rule of law.”
Hogan’s statement immediately provoked the ire of powerful Trump-loving Republicans nationwide and in Maryland, where he needs to win over voters to succeed Sen. Ben Cardin (D) and help his party take control of the U.S. Senate.
“You just ended your campaign,” Chris LaCivita, a senior adviser to Trump’s presidential campaign, posted on X, moments after Hogan released his statement.
