Steve Garvey, the Republican contender for the open U.S. Senate race, says he’s not asking for endorsements.
Former President Donald Trump during a press conference at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. where he castigated Gov. Gavin Newsom and Vice President Kamala Harris — told reporters that he has not spoken with Garvey, a former Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres MLB player who faces Rep.“I don’t know much about Steve Garvey,” Trump said.
“I’m hearing he wants the MAGA endorsement, but he’s got to call me,” Trump, who’s vying for a second term in the White House, said.Could a Republican, maybe even Steve Garvey, win California’s Senate seat in 2024?Trump’s LA fundraiser shows, once again, power of Southern California pocketbooks Garvey, for his part, has not rushed to align himself with the former president like other Republican candidates — in California or other parts of the country — have done, particularly since Trump was first elected in 2016.“Since Day One, I’ve ran a different type of campaign,” Garvey said in a statement through a spokesperson Friday. “I have not taken or asked for a single political endorsement, the only endorsements I want are from the law enforcement community and the first responders.
“My focus is, and always has been, on the issues that truly matter to Californians — affordability, public safety, securing the border, fixing the homeless crisis and restoring California’s leadership,” Garvey continued. “I’m running a ‘Steve Garvey’ campaign for all the people of California, not for partisan or special interests.”
Trump said he did not “know at all” but still called him a “nice guy.” He suggested that Garvey would not win in California without the “MAGA” endorsement — referring to his base of supporters who adopted the “make America great again” mantra — and alleged without providing evidence that California does not have “honest” elections.Trump also lambasted Schiff, who led one of Democrats’ efforts to impeach Trump when he was still president.
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