California Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton (R) gave a masterful response to the debate moderator who tried to use President Trump’s endorsement of him as an attack against him. (TRANSCRIPT and 1 minute video)

X.com ^ | 4/23/2026 | Overton @overton_news

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He flipped the script on them instantly.

California Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton (R) gave a masterful response to the debate moderator who tried to use President Trump’s endorsement of him as an attack against him.

MODERATOR: “Mr. Hilton, you said you were ‘deeply honored’ to recently receive President Trump’s endorsement.”

“That’s despite the fact that 62% of Californians disapprove of the job he is doing. Are those Californians wrong?”

HILTON: “One of the proudest days of my life was the day I became an American citizen.”

“It happened in a ceremony right here in San Francisco.”

“So it is a deep honor for me to be endorsed by the President of the United States.”

“And he’s the think that’s going to help every Californian when I’m governor, is that we will have a constructive relationship and partnership with the federal government, which would be the case, I would hope for any party in that situation so that we can make things better in California.”

“Work WITH the president and his administration to manage our forests better, to harvest the timber so we can build the single-family homes we need for young families...”

“To work to increase California energy production as he wants to do so we can lower gas prices, to fight the fraud in our government so we can cut spending and cut taxes, to work to enforce our immigration laws.”

“In all these areas and more it will benefit every Californian to have a governor who is a partner on these issues with the president and his team.”

Apr 22, 2026

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Could California get a decent man into office as Governor? May we send Gavin back to China?

[Miami Rebel]

Didn’t President Trump endorse him?

[Flaming Conservative]

He looks a lot better with that beard and mustache. Frankly, he looked a bit ghoulish without them. Shouldn’t matter, but it does.

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[pacificus]

Yes, exactly, I nearly didnt recognize him, but except for his voice and intelligence. Steve’s in this to win it!!!

I will be voting Steve Hilton in the primary.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Masterful? Perhaps but voters here go for the flash.

[PubliusMM]

Excellent response by Hilton.

[SunkenCiv]

Probably because the Flash wears that tight uniform, which excites the poofster voters.

[Flaming Conservative]

👍

[Vaduz]

62% of Californians disapprove of the job he is doing. Are those Californians wrong?”

California with the highest rate of drop out in the nation from school how the hell can they get anything right.

And most of the ones that didn’t were a token graduates it’s a shit hole state not by accident.

[metmom]

God willing.

I know a lot of Christians are praying it is so.

The problem is, people need to get up off their apathetic behinds and get out and VOTE.

[USS Alaska]

He looks a lot better with that beard and mustache. Frankly, he looked a bit ghoulish without them. Shouldn’t matter, but it does.

Matter to whom?

Ghoulish?

You are a little over the line of sanity, are you off your meds or are you over using them?

Get a grip, you sound like the demonRAT bitch on the Five, except she quotes a million polls and you have only your sad opinion of "ghoulish".

[Lizavetta]

Can someone tell me what Hilton can do as governor with a supermajority leftist controlled legislature?

Other than executive orders, what can he do?

[Texas resident]

Good point. He will end up being like the Governator, Swarzenegger. Every other elected office is occupied by a dimrat.

[Savage Beast]

Excellent response!

[Flaming Conservative]

Oh, shut up!

[Political Junkie Too]

Masterful? Perhaps but voters here go for the flash.

Until that flash burned down all of their homes and blocked rebuilding.

-PJ

[Mozzafiato]

Great response, but he’s speaking to an electorate where 62% of them are nitwits, so it will fall on deaf ears.

[House Atreides]

“I will be voting Steve Hilton in the primary.”
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Republicans need to be thinking strategically and have the other Republican candidate get enough votes to be second in the primary. If a DemocRAT comes in second in the primary then in the general election the ‘RAT will win.

[House Atreides]

“ Can someone tell me what Hilton can do as governor with a supermajority leftist controlled legislature?

Other than executive orders, what can he do?
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Wield the VETO pen. Hire and fire.