Donald Trump said he will support longtime critic Republican Larry Hogan in the Maryland Senate race, putting to rest speculation that the former president would attack Hogan — and delighting Democrats eager to keep the must-win seat in their hands.
When asked about Hogan, Trump told Fox News on Thursday that Republicans have “got to take the majority” and that he would “like to see him win. … I know other people made some strong statements, but I can just say from my standpoint, I’m about the party and I’m about the country.”
Hogan spokesman Michael Ricci responded to Trump’s support with a statement: “Governor Hogan has been clear he is not supporting Donald Trump just as he didn’t in 2016 and 2020.”
Hogan’s opponent, Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks, and other Democrats were quick to capitalize on a link between the former Maryland governor and Trump, who lost the state by more than 30 percentage points in 2020.
