California’s GOP will not endorse Trump favorite Steve Hilton for governor

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsCalifornia’s GOP will not endorse Trump favorite Steve Hilton for governorTrump has backed former Fox News host Steve Hilton who won his endorsement a week agoJohn Bowden in Washington, D.C. Sunday 12 April 2026 22:31 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956219","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/california-republicans-endorsement-trump-hilton-b2956219.html","title":"California’s GOP will not endorse Trump favorite Steve Hilton for governor"}}CloseMelania Trump makes surprise statement on Jeffrey EpsteinSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}The Republican Party of Californ...