Trump endorses Jack Ciattarelli for New Jersey governor: 'A winner'

President Donald Trump endorsed his former critic Jack Ciattarelli for governor of New Jersey on Monday Jack Ciattarelli is a terrific America First Candidate running to be the next Governor of a State that I love NEW JERSEY Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social Trump mentioned Ciattarelli has gone ALL IN and that if elected he would work closely with the Trump administration to grow the financial system cut taxes and regulations help secure the territory line stop migrant crime protect veterans advance American vitality and more Also Jack is the Republican Candidate who is best positioned to STAND TALL against the Radical Left Democrats and majority importantly ensure a Big Triumph in this Very Key Gubernatorial Referendum an Vote that is being closely watched by the entire World because we are ending WOKE and all of the other NONSENSE that goes along with it AND NOBODY WANTS TO SEE IT COME BACK Trump continued in his endorsement AGITATORS CLASH WITH POLICE ARRETS MADE AS CLERGY MEMBERS DESCEND ON NEWARK ICE FACILITYCiattarelli responded to the endorsement on X saying he was truly humbled and honored to receive President Trump s very strong endorsement in the modern day It s time to unite our party win big in November and make New Jersey affordable and safe again Ciattarelli finished his post by saying When I am Governor we will Trump and Ciattarelli appear to be turning a new leaf Ciattarelli was once a harsh Trump critic going so far as to call Trump a charlatan and saying he was not fit to be President of the United States back in NEWARK MAYOR ARRESTED AS DEM CONGRESS MEMBERS STORM NEW JERSEY ICE PRISON TO CONDUCT OVERSIGHT VISIT Ciattarelli seems to have changed his stance on Trump since those comments and was even seen at Trump's Wildwood New Jersey rally in shaking hands and taking photos with event-goers Ciattarelli appeared to gain popularity and in came within three points of defeating Democratic incumbent Governor Phil Murphy Now he will face Bill Spadea a conservative radio host and State Senator Jon Bramnick in the June Republican primary In a report to Fox News Digital Spadea reacted to Trump's endorsement of Ciattarelli Donald Trump s endorsement comes after a years long effort by Jack to lie about his own record Spadea reported in part My resolve to fight for the people of New Jersey has never been greater I intend to continue fighting for the America First agenda because that is what s best for the state and our nation The New Jersey Democratic Governors Association DGA also blasted the endorsement CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP This endorsement just confirms what we already knew Jack Ciattarelli would put Donald Trump before New Jersey DGA Communications Director Sam Newton reported in a declaration As Governor Ciattarelli would bring Trump s agenda of higher costs and chaos to Trenton instead of fighting to protect New Jersey s freedoms and working to make life more affordable