Utah Governor, Spencer Cox, has changed course and decided to endorse President Trump in the 2024 election.
Cox, a RINO who has frequently opposed Trump and the MAGA movement, announced his intention to support the Republican nominee during his monthly press conference on Friday.
Cox previously said he would not vote for Trump in the 2024 presidential election.
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Utah Governor Cox says he will not be voting for Trump this election. He says he will be writing someone in. pic.twitter.com/bLoUwtW5dM
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 11, 2024
However, Cox has had a change of heart and is now throwing his support behind Trump.
“Mr. President, I know we have some differences, and you probably don’t like me much. And that’s OK. I get it. I’m not writing this letter looking for a position in your Cabinet or a role on your team,” Cox wrote in his letter.
“But I have loved so many of your policies and firmly believe that our country has suffered over the last four years due to a lack of leadership and is in desperate need of change. I have told everyone that you are going to win the state of Utah and you are going to win the presidency again. You don’t need my help and support to do that,” he continued.
“However, you have a chance to do something that people have said is impossible. You have a chance to build a coalition of support that our country has not seen since Ronald Reagan,” he added.
“Last Sunday I was feeling incredibly discouraged about our nation. After much prayer and searching about how to help heal our divides, I felt I needed to write former President Trump. I’m hopeful I can help in some small way,” Cox wrote on X.
Last Sunday I was feeling incredibly discouraged about our nation. After much prayer and searching about how to help heal our divides, I felt I needed to write former President Trump. I’m hopeful I can help in some small way. pic.twitter.com/RBOgFTHE39
— Spencer Cox (@SpencerJCox) July 19, 2024
From The Hill:
Cox is one of the last Republican governors to throw their support behind the former president, after Trump accepted the formal GOP nod Thursday at the final day of the Republican National Convention.
The Utah governor has been a vocal critic of Trump in the past, including blaming him for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Cox called on the former president to resign following the insurrection, saying it would be “good for the country.”
In February, he said it would be a mistake for the party to nominate Trump again for the presidency.
On July 11 — two days before Trump was grazed in the ear with a bullet during a campaign stop in Pennsylvania — Cox told CNN’s Kaitlin Collins that he did not plan on voting for either major party candidate in the 2024 election. Instead, the governor said he would write someone in, as he did in 2016 and 2020.
“Thank you President Trump. This is a winning message and one our nation desperately needs right now. Utah stands ready to help you heal the division in our nation,” Cox said in response to Trump’s RNC speech.
Thank you President Trump. This is a winning message and one our nation desperately needs right now. Utah stands ready to help you heal the division in our nation. https://t.co/ESKq11gHQl
— Spencer Cox (@SpencerJCox) July 19, 2024
