Trump advocates Jack Ciattarelli in the race of New Jersey governor

President Donald Trump captured the Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the race of New Jersey's governor in a controversial primary school on Monday.

“Jack, who, after he got to know and understood Maga, gave everything and now 100% (plus!)”, Trump wrote in a social contribution to the truth. “He is strongly supported by the most respected leaders in New Jersey, and as her next governor, Jack Cattarelli will work closely with me and the Trump government to drive our first agenda in America.”

Trump compared Ciattarelli to the other candidates by argumenting that he was the Republican candidate who is best positioned to stand against the radical left Democrats and, above all, to ensure a great victory in this very important choice of governor. “

Trump called Ciattarelli on Monday to inform him about the confirmation, according to a source familiar with the conversation.

“Really humble and honored, the very strong confirmation from President Trump today,” wrote Ciattarelli in an X -Post. It is time to unite our party, to win great in November and to make New Jersey affordable and safe again. If I am a governor, we'll do it. “

Ciattarelli's top competition for the GOP nomination was the former radio presenter Bill Spadea, who has occupied himself as a true Trump ally in the race. The Spadea campaign did not answer Trump's confirmation when asked for comments.

The former mayor of Englewood Cliffs, Mario Kranjac, who was approved by the former house spokesman Newt Gingrich and is a self-described “Forever Trumper”, is in the race with the critic of State Senator Jon Bramnick.

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Trump's advocacy had come through the primary system. Both Ciattarelli and Spadea met at the end of March in his Bedminster, NJ, the golf club, and looked for the president's confirmation.

Trump's allies were also divided into the GOP primary school. Kellyanne Conway, former campaign manager and senior consultant from Trump, works with the Pro-Ciattarelli Super Pac Kitchen-Tisch-Konservative, while his campaign manager from 2020, Bill Stepien, works with Spadeea's campaign.

In a telephone interview this month, Ciattarelli told NBC News that during his meeting with Trump in March he thanked the president for temporarily stopping wind farms in front of the Jersey Shore and the New York Democrats had beaten up for traffic jams. He also said he said Trump, “everything about how we can win here in New Jersey in November. And he was very grateful and excited about this view.”

Ciattarelli had sharply criticized Trump in the past and said in 2015 that the then candidate Trump was a “Charlatan” who was not suitable as a president. He continued to hug Trump, but did not fight with him when he unsuccessfully ran for the governor in 2021 and lost 3 percentage points against the democratic governor Phil Murphy.

Ciattarelli now says he will start with Trump this year if he is the GOP candidate. And in an interview this month he declined whether he disagreed with one of Trump's second -term actions.

“I definitely support him 100% about what he does with the border. We have to secure our nation,” said Ciattarelli. “And I know that it has warned us about a few short-term pain for long-term profit. He tries to hit the reset button in the retail weight.

As for the Trump voters, who may still be skeptical, Ciattarelli told NBC News: “I know that the Republicans in the state of New Jersey want a lot so that we have a Republican governor. My job is to do the case that I am the only opportunity to win in November.”

Republicans are optimistic that they can win the governor's race in November. Trump lost the state by 6 points last year, but improved its lead from 2020 by 10 points, the second largest momentum towards Trump in the country.

Meanwhile, the Democrats signaled that they want to bind Ciattarelli to Trump.

“Donald Trump, who supports Jack Cattarelli, sends a clear signal to the people in New Jersey that he will always put Trump's loyalty first,” said Ryan Radulovacki, spokesman for the democratic committee of the democratic committee of New Jersey. “It is also the latest confirmation that a coordination for the two -time loser Ciattarelli is a coordination for the concealment of medicaid, the reduction of important services for veterans and seniors across the country and increase costs and increase the supply chains through Trump's tariffs.”

Six democrats compete in advance against Murphy, who cannot run for re -election due to term of office. The field includes the Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who was arrested on Friday because he is supposed to be in a federal immigration finding, Rep. Mikie Sherrill, Rep. Josh Gottheimer, Jersey City Mayor Steve Flop, the former mayor of Montclair, Sean Spiller, and the former president of the Senate, the president of the former Senate,, Steve Sweeney ,, was violated.