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Double endorsement drama: Trump backs second candidate in red state’s GOP gubernatorial runoff

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President Donald Trump is making an 11th-hour endorsement in the final stretch ahead of Tuesday’s high-profile Republican gubernatorial runoff in solidly red South Carolina, saying he «can’t hurt one of them by only Endorsing the other.»
Trump on Friday took to Truth Social to say that he was supporting longtime South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette in the battle for the GOP nomination in the race to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Henry McMaster.
«I can’t hurt one of them by only Endorsing the other, so, therefore, I am going to Endorse, for Governor of South Carolina, both Pam Evette and Alan Wilson!» Trump wrote, adding: «With either one you can’t go wrong.»
The endorsement of Wilson appears to be a move by Trump to hedge his bets, because Trump is already backing Evette, who is also supported by McMaster, a longtime top ally of the president.
The South Carolina runoff had been viewed as the latest test of Trump’s immense grip over the GOP and the power of his endorsements in Republican nominating contests.
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced his candidacy for governor on Monday, June 23, 2025, accompanied by his family. (Tracy Glantz/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
And his decision to back both Evette and Wilson isn’t the first time he’s made dual endorsements in the same Republican race. He’s already backing both Gina Swoboda and Jay Feely in next month’s Republican primary in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District.
Most famously, Trump endorsed «ERIC» in the 2022 GOP Senate primary in Missouri, where the two major candidates were Eric Schmitt and Eric Greitens. Both candidates claimed the endorsement, with Schmitt ultimately winning the nomination.
In South Carolina, Trump endorsed Evette late last month, a week and a half before the gubernatorial primary.
Evette finished on top of a crowded field of contenders in the primary election, with Wilson second. The field also included Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman, and multimillionaire businessman Rom Reddy. Since no candidate won a majority of the vote, as the top two finishers, Evette and Wilson advanced to the June 23 runoff.
Mace and Norman endorsed Wilson after failing to advance to the runoff. And Wilson was also backed a week ago by Sen. Ted Cruz, the conservative firebrand from Texas.
The runoff between Evette and Wilson has become combustible, and in Tuesday’s final debate both candidates launched personal attacks and accused each other of lying and misrepresenting their records.
Wilson has worked to contrast his tenure as attorney general with what he’s argued is Evette’s largely ceremonial role as lieutenant governor. And he has spotlighted his experience as a combat veteran, prosecutor, and the state’s top law enforcement official.
Evette has showcased herself as an outsider and a Trump-endorsed businesswoman, while casting Wilson as a career politician.
It’s been 28 years since a Democrat won a gubernatorial election in South Carolina, and the winner of the GOP runoff will be considered the clear favorite in the general election against Democratic nominee Jermaine Johnson, a state representative.

South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette announces her bid for the Republican nomination for governor at The Smokestack at Judson Mill in South Carolina on July 14, 2025. (Joshua Boucher/The State/Tribune News Service/Getty Images)
The brute force of the president’s endorsement power has been on display in GOP primaries over the past two months, with his candidates ousting incumbents he targeted in showdowns in Indiana, Louisiana, Kentucky and Texas that grabbed plenty of national attention.
But Trump’s endorsement streak in statewide and congressional Republican primaries was snapped three weeks ago when his last minute endorsement of Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra of Iowa in the race to succeed retiring GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds wasn’t enough to propel the three-term congressman to victory.
Feenstra was narrowly edged by Zach Lahn, a businessman, farmer and former political strategist who was backed by the political wings of MAHA — the acronym for the Make America Healthy Again movement aligned with Trump Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and Turning Point USA, the powerful conservative organization co-founded by the late Charlie Kirk.

Zach Lahn raises his fist in celebration after defeating his primary opponent in Iowa’s GOP gubernatorial race on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (Zach Lahn for Governor via Facebook)
Trump rebounded a week later, as Evette finished first in the GOP gubernatorial primary and longtime Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina won a majority of the vote in the Republican Senate primary, and avoided a runoff.
Graham, who was endorsed by Trump, was facing primary challenges from five candidates, including conservative businessman Mark Lynch, who took aim at the senator over his support for the war in Iran. Lynch was backed by some MAGA leaders who have been critical of the president.
And a couple of days ago, Trump-backed candidates won two of the three top races in Georgia and Alabama, with the one setback coming against a billionaire businessman who shelled out over $100 million of his own money to boost his campaign.
Rep. Barry Moore, a House Freedom Caucus member and longtime Trump supporter who was endorsed by the president, comfortably defeated rival Jared Hudson, a former Navy SEAL sniper who was supported by some top names on the right, in solidly red Alabama’s GOP Senate runoff.
In battleground Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff, an 11th hour endorsement by Trump this past weekend helped boost Rep. Mike Collins, a MAGA champion, to victory over former college football coach Derek Dooley, who was backed by popular conservative Gov. Brian Kemp.
Collins will face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in the general election in a race that’s among a handful that will likely decide if the GOP holds its slim majority in the chamber in the midterms.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson speaks to supporters at a campaign stop in Alpharetta, Ga., on June 14, 2026. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
Jones regularly showcased his Trump endorsement, but Jackson, who launched his bid in February long after the president had endorsed Jones, repeatedly said that Trump had inspired him to run.
But in Georgia’s GOP gubernatorial runoff, the candidate Trump backed, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who was also endorsed by Kemp this past weekend, was defeated by Rick Jackson, who ran as an outsider.
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A Trump political operative, pointing to Tuesday’s loss by Trump-backed Jones, noted that «Rick Jackson set a record for spending in a statewide Republican primary. He spent Tom Steyer level money in a state a fraction of the size of California. That’s going to have an impact.»
And the operative, who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely, also emphasized that «Rick bearhugged Trump. All of his ads and material was about how he’s going to be Trump’s favorite governor. So the race was not really a referendum on Trump.»
Fox News’ Luke Trevisan contributed to this report
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Investigators believe Iranian hackers are likely behind cyberattack on Minnesota water systems: report

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U.S. investigators believe a cyberattack that targeted dozens of water systems in Minnesota this week likely was orchestrated by Iranian hackers, a report said.
Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) said the «coordinated cyberattack targeted operational technology at more than 30 Minnesota community water systems» on Sunday and Monday, but the Minnesota Department of Health is «not aware of any active requests from Minnesota cities to have their residents modify their drinking water usage.»
U.S. and state officials and others familiar with the incident told The New York Times that Iranian hackers were likely behind the cyberattack.
The newspaper reported that three state officials briefed on an investigation into the cyberattack said the tradecraft used and the absence of a ransom demand led analysts to initially determine Iran was involved. Officials also cautioned that the assessment could change as more data is collected by investigators, according to the newspaper.
«The FBI is aware of recent public reporting around Water and Wastewater sectors. The FBI and our interagency partners are fully engaged to protect critical infrastructure and we remain well-equipped to protect against cyber threats of all varieties,» the FBI said in a statement to Fox News Digital on Friday.
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A water tower is seen Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Plymouth, Minn. A cyberattack targeted operating technology at more than 30 water systems in Minnesota, including Plymouth’s, earlier this week, state officials said. (Ellen Schmidt/AP)
The newspaper reported that the hackers targeted infrastructure used to manage and monitor water towers operated by municipal governments.
The mayor of the city of Braham, Nate George, said on Monday, a «plant operator found that the water tower was calling for water, but the well was not operating.»
«After learning that similar problems were occurring in at least four other Minnesota communities, Braham staff determined that the plant’s computerized control system had been compromised,» he continued.
«Public works isolated the affected system, restored a backup, and restarted the plant within approximately 90 minutes. While the plant was offline, residents continued receiving water from the city’s water tower. City administration temporarily requested that residents conserve water to prevent the tower’s limited supply from being exhausted,» George added.
In a statement shared with Fox News Digital, MNIT noted that «the investigation remains active, and Minnesota has not attributed the activity to a specific actor.»
MNIT said it «continues to collaborate with federal, state, local, Tribal, and private-sector partners to investigate the attack, support affected communities, and strengthen the security of Minnesota’s critical infrastructure.»
«Cyberattacks against critical infrastructure require a coordinated, whole-of-government response,» John Israel, MNIT Assistant Commissioner and Minnesota Chief Information Security Officer, said in a statement. «MNIT is working side by side with our partners to share intelligence, support affected communities, and help utilities restore operations safely while strengthening defenses against future attacks.»
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A woman is seen holding an Iranian flag during a religious ceremony during Eid al-Adha on May 26, 2026, in Qom, Iran. Iran is believed to be behind recent cyberattacks in Minnesota, a report said. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
Israel told the Times that the breach was first detected Sunday and that hackers targeted 36 municipal water systems.
«Minnesota was one of the early detectors of this, but we’re seeing that this same threat activity has likely been occurring in other states throughout the nation,» he was quoted as saying.
Nick Andersen, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) acting director, told the newspaper that the agency was aware of «multiple potential incidents affecting local water utilities.»
In the days leading up to the incident, CISA issued an advisory warning U.S. organizations of «ongoing Iranian-affiliated cyber activity targeting internet-connected operational technology (OT) devices.»
«Iranian cyber actors continue to target U.S. critical infrastructure, and the FBI is committed to identifying, disrupting, and imposing costs on those responsible,» Assistant Director Brett Leatherman of the FBI’s Cyber Division said in the advisory.

A water tower in Plymouth, Minn. (Ellen Schmidt/AP)
It stated that a «group of Iranian-affiliated actors» has «targeted devices spanning multiple U.S. critical infrastructure sectors, including Water and Wastewater Systems, Energy and Government Services and Facilities, to include local municipalities.»
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Lídia Jorge: “Cuanto más sofisticadas son nuestras sociedades, más fácilmente aceptan ser conducidas como rebaños”

La escritora portuguesa Lídia Jorge, galardonada con el Premio Camões 2026 —el máximo reconocimiento de las letras en lengua portuguesa— y el Premio Estatal Austriaco de Literatura Europea, afirmó que “la literatura no anuncia la destrucción del mundo, intenta impedirla”. La autora de Misericordia y La costa de los murmullos hizo estas declaraciones en una entrevista concedida al diario El Mundo durante el Festival literario BABELL, celebrado en Oporto.
El Premio Camões, instituido en 1988 por los gobiernos de Portugal y Brasil con una dotación de 100 mil euros, le fue otorgado por unanimidad del jurado, que destacó “el diversificado conjunto de su obra y la gran contribución para el enriquecimiento del patrimonio literario y cívico-cultural de la lengua portuguesa”. El Premio Estatal Austriaco, entregado el lunes 28 de julio en el marco del Festival de Salzburgo, se suma a una trayectoria que incluye el Premio Médicis al mejor libro extranjero publicado en Francia en 2023, el Premio FIL de Literatura en Lenguas Románicas de Guadalajara en 2020 y el Premio Pessoa en 2025.
A sus 80 años, la escritora portuguesa se mantiene ajena a la solemnidad que suelen imponer los premios. “Los premios no se conceden a mi esencia. Se conceden a mi sombra”, afirmó. Y añadió: “Ningún premio puede alterar la humildad con la que uno se enfrenta al lenguaje”. Nacida en Boliqueime, en el Algarve, en 1946, Lídia Jorge debutó en la ficción con El día de los prodigios en 1980, obra que marcó un punto de ruptura con el realismo documental dominante en la literatura portuguesa de la época.
En la entrevista publicada por El Mundo, Jorge reflexionó sobre la paradoja que define a las sociedades contemporáneas: el avance material convive con un retroceso moral. “He visto dos movimientos simultáneos: una mejora extraordinaria de las condiciones materiales de la existencia —la medicina, la comunicación, la ciencia, la exploración espacial— y, al mismo tiempo, un proceso inquietante por el que volvemos a comportarnos como una manada”, señaló. “Cuanto más sofisticadas son nuestras sociedades, más fácilmente aceptan ser conducidas como rebaños”.
Esa tensión ha ocupado buena parte de su obra. Desde La costa de los murmullos —novela que reconstruye la guerra colonial en Mozambique desde la perspectiva de una mujer— hasta Los memorables, sobre los protagonistas de la “Revolución de los Claveles” de 1974, Lídia Jorge ha construido una cartografía de las grandes fracturas de Portugal y de Europa. “Me siento testigo de una época y prefiero pensar que mis libros son testimoniales antes que históricos”, declaró.

La autora también abordó el estado de las democracias occidentales con una mirada que rechaza tanto el catastrofismo como la complacencia. “Lo que me preocupa es que algunos hayan llegado a la conclusión de que hay que abolir la democracia cuando lo que necesitamos es lo contrario: reforzarla, devolverle credibilidad”, dijo. Para ella, el problema no radica en el sistema democrático en sí, sino en su relación con un modelo económico que “ha dejado de servir a una distribución justa de la riqueza y que cada crisis fortalece a quienes ya concentran el poder”.
Europa, tema recurrente en sus ensayos y artículos, aparece en su pensamiento no como una institución política sino como una conciencia moral compartida. Citó a Ortega y Gasset, que retomaba a San Agustín cuando le preguntaban qué era Europa. “No necesitamos definir Europa, la sentimos”, sostuvo. “Sabemos por qué no queremos volver a la guerra, por qué desconfiamos de ciertos modelos de poder como el ruso o el estadounidense y por qué seguimos buscando una forma de convivencia que vaya más allá del nacionalismo”.
Entre 2021 y 2026, Jorge formó parte del Consejo de Estado portugués, donde sucedió al filósofo Eduardo Lourenço. Fue, según explicó, un servicio que aceptó “con gusto porque exigía pensar constantemente en el presente del país y en los grandes asuntos internacionales”. El Consejo reúne en Portugal no solo a políticos, sino también a científicos, músicos, juristas y escritores, una práctica que la autora consideró natural para cualquier ciudadano.
Su última novela, Misericordia (2022), supuso para ella una aproximación inédita a la materia autobiográfica. En la entrevista con El Mundo, Jorge la describió como “un intervalo, no un final”, y la conectó con una idea del crítico literario Frank Kermode: “Las narraciones sobre el apocalipsis no hablan del deseo del fin del mundo, sino del intento de impedirlo”. La protagonista del libro llega a preguntarse si la pandemia será el fin de todo y descubre, precisamente entonces, un deseo intenso de seguir viviendo.
Esa voluntad de seguir escribiendo, de seguir buscando, es quizás la constante más firme en su trayectoria. “Yo escribo porque no entiendo las cosas”, confesó. “Multiplico los personajes porque, hablando entre ellos, saben más que yo sola. Y, aun así, nunca alcanzo del todo aquello que busco”. A los 80 años, con el Premio Camões recién recibido, la escritora mantiene intacta esa insatisfacción productiva: “Sigo creyendo que el próximo libro estará más cerca de ese libro que llevo toda la vida intentando escribir”.
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