President Donald Trump endorsed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette for governor of South Carolina on Friday.
“Highly Respected and very popular Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, Pam Evette, is an America First Patriot who has been with me from the very beginning. She never wavered, never let me down, and was the only South Carolina Gubernatorial Candidate to Endorse me as soon as I launched my 2024 Presidential Campaign,” Trump wrote.
“Pam has my Complete and Total Endorsement — SHE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!”
The full post details her business background, work alongside Gov. Henry McMaster, and policy priorities, including growing the economy, securing the border, and protecting the Second Amendment. Trump noted a potential ticket with Henry McMaster Jr.—the son the governor—of as lieutenant governor and closed with “I LOVE SOUTH CAROLINA!”
Evette built a career as a successful entrepreneur, businesswoman, and civic leader before entering statewide office.
She became the first female Republican lieutenant governor in South Carolina history when elected in 2018 and won reelection in 2022.
The Trump endorsement arrives amid a competitive field that includes U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.).
“I know I put the likelihood of an endorsement on the line when I demanded transparency on the Epstein files,” she wrote. “I demanded it because you deserved the truth - ALL OF IT - and as a survivor of a corrupt and broken court system, I will always pursue justice for those who deserve it. If sacrificing my values is the price of an endorsement, I will never pay it,” she said.