GOP sources in Texas confirm that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will back former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican candidacy when the two meet Sunday along the US-Mexico border.
Trump will join Abbott in Edinburg, Texas, for the governor’s annual pre-Thanksgiving tradition of feeding tamales to Texas Department of Public Safety troopers and Texas National Guardsmen stationed near the southern border as part of the governor’s Operation Lone Star program.
Trump backed Abbott in 2021, when the governor was running for re-election and facing a host of of right-wing primary threats. Abbott was massively re-elected in March of last year, then easily defeated Democratic candidate former Rep. Beto O’Rourke in November to clinch a third term as governor of Texas.
According to individuals in the governor’s political sphere, Abbott was thankful for Trump’s early endorsement last year, and he’s now seemingly returning the favor.
Trump, who is running for president for the third time, is the overwhelming favorite to win the Republican nomination in 2024, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former UN Ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley trailing…
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