Trump urges California GOP US Senate candidate Garvey to reach out for endorsement: ‘No chance’ without MAGA
Republican Steve Garvey is running against Democrat Adam Schiff in a California US Senate race
By Brie Stimson Fox News
3 min read| Published September 14, 2024 7:40pm EDT
Former President Trump told reporters on Friday that California Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Garvey "hasn’t reached out to MAGA" after the presidential nominee was asked why he hadn’t endorsed Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff’s opponent.
"I don’t know much about Steve Garvey. I think he’s made a big mistake because he hasn’t reached out to MAGA," Trump said outside his Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes following a press conference where he spoke out against "Comrade Kamala Harris and the communist left."
He said if the former Major League Baseball star Garvey "doesn’t have MAGA, he has no chance."
Trump was fundraising in California Thursday and Friday.
"Well, I haven’t spoken to him," Trump added of Garvey. "I’m hearing he wants the MAGA endorsement, but he’s got to call me. If he had the MAGA endorsement, he could win. If you had an honest election he’d win, but you don’t have an honest election."
Garvey previously told FOX 11 he voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020.
He told Fox News Digital in a statement, "Since day one, I've ran a different type of campaign, I have not taken or asked for a single political endorsement. The only endorsements I want are from the law enforcement community and first responders. This week, we launched a historic campaign dedicating all of our resources to talk with California's Latino community from now until the election.
"My focus is, and always has been, on the issues that truly matter to Californians — affordability, public safety, securing the border, fixing the homelessness crisis and restoring California's leadership. I'm running a ‘Steve Garvey’ campaign for all the people of California, not for partisan or special interests. I'm committed to tackling the challenges that families and communities face every day and making sure that California has the voice it deserves in Washington."
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