Washington — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan mentioned Sunday that neither former President Donald Trump nor Vice President Kamala Harris has earned his vote within the presidential election.
“Neither one of many two candidates has earned my vote, and the voters within the nation are going to have the ability to make that call,” Hogan mentioned on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”
The favored Republican governor, who served from 2015 to 2023, has Trump’s endorsement. However Hogan mentioned he will not be voting for the previous president.
“I did not vote for him in 2016 or 2020 and I’ve made that fairly clear,” Hogan mentioned. “I am prepared to place nation over get together, and I am hoping that the voters might be prepared to do the identical factor.”
Hogan is in search of an open seat within the U.S. Senate representing Maryland, going through off towards Prince George’s County Govt Angela Alsobrooks in a race that is grown unexpectedly aggressive in deep-blue Maryland.
The previous governor has usually set himself other than his get together, being recognized to criticize Trump.
“I’ve a very separate identification after, you already know, being governor for 2 phrases within the bluest state, or one of many blue states in America,” Hogan mentioned Sunday. “I stand as much as him, most likely extra than simply about anybody, and I will proceed to.”
Hogan mentioned Trump’s “divisive rhetoric” is one thing the nation might do with out, whereas expressing concern about “the poisonous and divisive politics” on either side of the aisle.
“I am very involved and I consider each events are manner off observe from what their form of base core values was once,” Hogan mentioned, arguing that the Democratic Social gathering has moved too far to the left and the GOP too turn out to be “extra of a Trump get together.”
And regardless of Trump’s endorsement, Hogan mentioned he has little interest in showing with the previous president at a marketing campaign rally.
“I do not assume I’ll,” Hogan mentioned, when requested whether or not he would marketing campaign with the previous president and even attend a Baltimore Orioles recreation with him. “He isn’t going to essentially be campaigning in Maryland. However he ought to go watch a recreation someday, yeah — positive.”