President Donald Trump waded into New Jersey’s competitive governor’s race Monday by endorsing Jack Ciattarelli, bolstering the Republican hopeful’s chances ahead of the June primary and potentially reshaping November’s general election, The New York Times reported.

“Jack Ciattarelli is a terrific America First Candidate running to be the next Governor of a State that I love, NEW JERSEY!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, affirming that Ciattarelli “will work closely with me and the Trump Administration.”

Trump’s endorsement elevates Ciattarelli, 63, a former state Assembly member who narrowly lost to Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, by just 3 percentage points in 2021.

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