President Trump congratulated Democrat gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum for running a “tough and competitive” race in Florida, despite the president’s criticisms of the Tallahassee mayor throughout the race.
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“Congratulations to Andrew Gillum on having run a really tough and competitive race for Governor of the Great State of Florida,” Trump tweeted Saturday. “He will be a strong Democrat warrior long into the future – a force to reckon with!”
Congratulations to Andrew Gillum on having run a really tough and competitive race for Governor of the Great State of Florida. He will be a strong Democrat warrior long into the future – a force to reckon with!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 17, 2018
While Gillum was running for the seat against Republican challenger Rep. Ron DeSantis, Trump would constantly say Gillum would run the state into the ground should he become governor of Florida.
Trump partially blamed Gillum for the state of Tallahassee, calling it one of the worse, most corrupt cities in the U.S.
The race for governor has not been officially called in Florida, according to the Associated Press, but almost two weeks after the elections took place, DeSantis is ahead with 49.59 percent of the vote and Gillum narrowly behind with 49.18 percent.
Trump had earlier praised Democrat gubernatorial candidate in Georgia Stacey Abrams, saying she would have a “terrific political future.”
Abrams ended her campaign against Republican challenger Brian Kemp on Friday.
