Cox endorsed Trump on Friday after years of vowing not to vote for the Republican presidential nominee.
By Bryan Schott, Salt Lake Tribune
After eight years of hand-wringing about the behavior of former President Donald Trump and vowing not to cast a ballot for him, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox endorsed the Republican presidential nominee Friday morning.
The abrupt U-turn comes a week after Cox said he would not vote for either Trump or Democrat Joe Biden in the 2024 election.
Cox has previously said he did not vote for Trump in 2016 or 2020. That, the governor said, will change this year, confirming he will cast a ballot for Trump in November.
The governor’s about-face comes amid reports that Trump was committed to turning down the temperature of the current political moment after he was wounded during an assassination attempt at a campaign event.
“I’ve heard from people around him that he is committed to this,” Cox said at his monthly televised news conference. “This is something that hasn’t been high on his list in the past. I think that’s probably an understatement. I’ll work closely with him to help do that.”
For more on Cox’s Trump endorsement, read this story at sltrib.com.
1 comment
Deano Kontgas
How can you support a corupt ,bigot, manipulative convicted lying their. I could go on but you should have a good idea what I’m trying to say. We’ll you just lost my vote. Weren’t you taught better than in church. Bad, Bad choice!!!!