‘Not Going To’: Larry Hogan Declines to Endorse Trump After Trump Endorsed Him – AND He Won’t Even Vote For Him

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) will not vote for Donald Trump in the upcoming November election despite receiving the former president’s endorsement for his Senate campaign.

Back in June, Hogan, a moderate Republican who has been critical of the GOP nominee, received Trump’s endorsement in the Maryland Senate race. At the time, Hogan reacted to Trump’s endorsement by stating, “I didn’t seek it, I didn’t want to have it and I have no interest in it.”

A Republican victory in the Senate race in Maryland would go a long way to helping the GOP retake the majority in the Senate this November. Regardless, Hogan does not appear interested in helping Trump in the presidential race.

During a Sunday interview on Face The Nation , Hogan told CBS anchor Robert Costa he does not plan on voting for Trump or Kamala Harris.

COSTA:  One of the key Senate races in the country, you are not running alongside former President Donald Trump in your race, but he’s front and center. How are you able to distance yourself, if at all, in such a contested, heated political environment?

HOGAN: Well, you know, I think I’ve been one of the leading kind of voices of opposition in my party for quite some time, and I’m continuing to do that. We’re actually running, 20 or 30 points ahead of Donald Trump in our state. And, you know, I think I have a completely separate identity after, you know, being governor for two terms in the bluest state or one of the blue states in America. You know, we have a separate, you know, identity. I stand up to him, probably more than just about anyone. And I’ll continue to.

COSTA: He’s endorsed you, but it’s not like you’ve welcomed that endorsement. But when you go into that voting booth, I know it’s private, but who are you going to vote for?

HOGAN: Well, look. I’ve said neither one of the two candidates has earned my vote, and, the voters in the country are going to be able to make that decision.

COSTA So there’s no chance you vote for Trump?

HOGAN: I’m not going to. I didn’t vote for him in 2016 or 2020, and I’ve made that pretty clear. But look, I’m not running, just for the Republican Party. Or they might, you know, it’s not just about red versus blue, which is what my opponent wants it to be about. I’m concerned about the red, white and blue. And I’m I’m willing to put country over party. And I’m hoping that the voters will be willing to do the same thing.

Watch the clip above via CBS News .