Trump voices support for GOP gubernatorial candidate, admits she has 'tough race'

"Yeah, I would. I mean, I would," Trump told reporters when asked about endorsing Earle-Sears. "I think probably, yeah, she's got a tough race. She shouldn't, she shouldn't, because the candidate she's running against is not very good, but I think she's got a tough race."

However, he did not go so far as to give Earle-Sears his "complete and total" endorsement, as he has done with some candidates. 

On Aug. 1, in a CNN interview, Earle-Sears seemingly struggled to give an answer as to why Trump had not endorsed her yet. The lieutenant governor said that she had met with the president but repeatedly refused to detail what they had spoken about.