New York Post89%
Trump endorses former British government aide Steve Hilton in California governor’s race 10%
By Reuters72%
4/6/2026, 11:06:37 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 10 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Optimism Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 17.9% saturation with 49 hits. Analysis detected 285 faulty-reasoning hits from 274 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 26.9% and a BS Rank of 10% (15,206 of 16,813 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 90.40% of the article peer group.
US President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed former British government aide and Fox News host Steve Hilton in the upcoming California governor’s race.
Hilton, who has dual nationality, served as former British Prime Minister David Cameron's director of strategy and was one of his closest advisers before leaving Downing Street in 2012 and moving to California.
“I have known and respected Steve Hilton, who is running for Governor of California, for many years … With Federal help, and a Great Governor, like Steve Hilton, California can be better than ever before!
Steve Hilton has my COMPLETE & TOTAL ENDORSEMENT,” Trump said on Truth Social.
California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton at a debate in San Francisco, Calif., Tuesday Feb.
3, 2026.
Jason Henry for California Post
Under California law, the top two finishers in the June 2 open primary contest will advance to November's election, regardless of party.
Polls show that Republican candidates Hilton and Chad Bianco, the Riverside County sheriff, are closely bunched with three Democrats: US Representative Eric Swalwell, former US Representative Katie Porter and billionaire activist Tom Steyer.
Hilton and Bianco both support Trump, though they have sought to focus their campaigns on state-specific issues such as crime and high taxes.
Democrat Gavin Newsom, who has been the governor of California since 2019, is not permitted to run for a third term.
Trump on Monday endorsed former British government aide and Fox News host Steve Hilton in the upcoming California governor’s race. via REUTERS
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was the last Republican to serve as California's governor from 2003 to 2011.
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