Trump-endorsed candidates win in South Carolina and Nevada primaries

Published June 15, 2022 at 1:06 PM EDT

South Carolina’s primary results show several candidates who backed former President Donald Trump and the false premise of election fraud are winning. Here & Now‘s Scott Tong talks with Gavin Jackson, host of This Week in South Carolina on SCETV.

And, Trump-endorsed candidates won the governor’s race and U.S. Senate race in the Nevada Republican primaries. Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks with KUNR reporter Bert Johnson about the results.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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