Kris Kobach's campaign is accused of hiring white nationalists. Trump just endorsed him.

Kris Kobach’s campaign is accused of hiring white nationalists. Trump just endorsed him.
Kobach is running for governor of Kansas.
By Ella Nilsenella.nilsen@vox.com Aug 6, 2018, 3:40pm EDT


President Donald Trump just gave his stamp of approval to Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who is hoping to unseat current Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer.

The president endorsed Kobach — a controversial conservative and staunch Trump ally who served as the vice-chair of Trump’s now disbanded voter fraud commission — in a Monday tweet ahead of Tuesday’s primaries.

Trump noted Kobach’s early support for his presidency and called him “a fantastic guy who loves his State and our Country,” and added Kobach has his “full & total Endorsement.” It’s a ringing endorsement for the hardline conservatism Kobach embodies, and is especially noteworthy in light of a recent report by the Topeka Capital-Journal, in which two GOP consultants accused the Kobach campaign of employing three alleged white nationalists.

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