Washington (CNN)
Less than three hours before South Carolina’s primary polls close, President Donald Trump urged Republican voters there to oust Rep. Mark Sanford — who has criticized him — in favor of his more supportive challenger, state Rep. Katie Arrington.
Trump in a tweet referenced the 2009 scandal in which Sanford, then the governor, disappeared for several days.
He first claimed he’d been “hiking the Appalachian Trail” but later admitted to an extramarital affair in Argentina.
Trump tweeted: “Mark Sanford has been very unhelpful to me in my campaign to MAGA. He is MIA and nothing but trouble.
He is better off in Argentina. I fully endorse Katie Arrington for Congress in SC, a state I love. She is tough on crime and will continue our fight to lower taxes. VOTE Katie!”
Trump’s tweet came at 4:12 p.m. ET. Polls in South Carolina close at 7 p.m. ET.
I have to say, things feel different. You’ve been around a while. The world feels like it is getting better. I haven’t felt this way since I was in High School.
I haven’t had a drink yet either.