Trump Bypasses Nancy Mace, Endorses Pam Evette in South Carolina's Governor’s Race
Donald Trump endorsed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette for South Carolina's gubernatorial race, bypassing Rep. Nancy Mace. Evette is one of six candidates in the Republican primary scheduled for June 9. Trump praised Evette for her support and commitment to various conservative issues.
- ▪Trump announced his endorsement of Pamela Evette on Truth Social.
- ▪Evette is currently the lieutenant governor and is running in a competitive Republican primary.
- ▪Nancy Mace, another candidate, has had a complicated relationship with Trump, having previously criticized him.
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Trump Bypasses Nancy Mace, Endorses Pam Evette in South Carolina's Governor’s Race Tim O'Brien | 9:18 PM on May 29, 2026 AP Photo/Meg Kinnard If you don’t want something to make news, you typically announce it on a Friday when most of the country’s newsrooms are empty or almost empty. It’s called “the Friday news dump.” Historically, by Friday, the Sunday editions of the major dailies are mostly put to bed, with the exception of something earth-shattering happening. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); President Donald Trump doesn’t play by those rules.
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