President Donald Trump has officially endorsed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for re-election, calling the Republican leader “an exceptional Governor and man” and pledging his “Complete and Total Endorsement.”
Abbott launched his fourth-term campaign on Sunday in Houston.
He is vowing to continue strengthening border security, cutting taxes, and pushing for major property tax reform.
In a Truth Social post on Tuesday evening, Trump praised Abbott’s leadership, writing:
“Greg Abbott is the strong and highly respected Governor of Texas, a State I love and WON BIG three times, including with 6.4 Million Votes in 2024 (The most Votes in History, BY FAR)!”
The president credited Abbott for helping deliver a major political win for Republicans through Texas’s new congressional map.
“Thanks to Greg’s bold and effective Leadership, the wonderful people of Texas will have the opportunity to elect 5 new MAGA Republicans in the 2026 Midterm Elections with the passage of their new, fair, and much improved, Congressional Map — A BIG WIN for Republicans in The Lone Star State, and across the Country!” Trump wrote.
Trump also highlighted Abbott’s priorities, saying:
“As Governor, Greg is also fighting tirelessly to Champion Texas Values, Grow the Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Support our Amazing Farmers and Ranchers, Advance MADE IN THE U.S.A., Unleash American Energy Dominance, Promote School Choice, Keep our now very Secure Border, SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, Murderers, and other Criminals from illegally entering our Country, Ensure LAW AND ORDER, Protect our Brave Military, Veterans, and Law Enforcement, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment.”
“Greg Abbott has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election,” Trump concluded.
Abbott Responds: “An Honor”
Abbott thanked the president, writing:
“Together, we’ve worked to secure our border and defend the values that keep Texas strong.
“President Trump has always been a champion for Texas.
“I look forward to our ongoing work to build a stronger, safer, more prosperous Texas and America.”
During his campaign launch, Abbott focused heavily on property tax reform, a major issue in Texas politics.
“It’s time to drive a stake through the heart of local property tax hikes for good,” Abbott said.
“We are going to turn the tables on local taxing authorities, put the power with the people, and put an end to out-of-control property taxes in Texas.”
Abbott and Trump Share “Substantive” Working Relationship
In an October interview with Fox News, Abbott explained why his partnership with President Trump has remained strong.
“President Trump and I have a good, long-standing, working relationship, and there’s a substantive reason behind that,” he said.
“We both believe in the rule of law.
“We both believe in public safety.
“We both believed in securing the borders.”
Abbott emphasized that the Trump administration and Texas share the same mission: enforcing immigration law and protecting public safety.
“What Texas is trying to do is the same thing the United States is trying to do. And that is very simply, carrying out the functions of the federal government,” Abbott said.
“One of them is immigration enforcement, and another is public safety.
“The National Guard from Texas [is] not there to police the city of Chicago or any other place.
“They are there to ensure the safety and security of the ability of federal officials to fulfill their constitutional duty to enforce the laws of the United States.”
When asked about future collaboration with the Trump administration, Abbott said Texas is always ready to respond when the nation needs help.
“No one can accurately predict exactly what’s going to happen in the future,” he said.
“What I can predict is how Texas will respond.
“And that is, whenever the country is in time of need, Texans will step up and help out any way we possibly can.”
Abbott, who has won each of his previous three gubernatorial races by comfortable margins, faces re-election in 2026.
In 2022, he defeated Democrat challenger Robert “Beto” O’Rourke by more than ten points.
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