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Mace on Trump endorsing both GOP runoff candidates in South Carolina: ‘LMAO’
Key takeaways
- Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) joked about President Trump backing both Republican runoff candidates to be her state s governor.
- On Friday, Trump gave a rare dual endorsement for both Republican contenders in the race for the Palmetto State s governor.
- Evette placed first in the primary election earlier this month, garnering 29 percent of the vote.
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Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) joked about President Trump backing both Republican runoff candidates to be her state s governor.
Mace, who made her own bid for South Carolina governor this year, on Saturday replied to a Truth Social post from the president backing both candidates on the social platform X by saying, LMAO, using a common abbreviation for the phrase laughing my a– off.
On Friday, Trump gave a rare dual endorsement for both Republican contenders in the race for the Palmetto State s governor. The president originally placed his full backing behind the state s Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette for the Republican nomination.
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