WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2022/05/13: Far Right candidate for Pennsylvania Governor Doug Mastriano speaks to his supporters in Wilkes-Barre.
Doug Mastriano is a Pennsylvania GOP candidate for Governor. Mastriano is a pro-coup Trump HARRISBURG, Pa. - Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania's Republican primary for governor, siding with a far-right candidate who was outside the U.S.
Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection and has worked with determination to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.Mastriano was already leading a crowded field of contenders, and the former president's endorsement puts him on even stronger footing heading into Tuesday's primary.PREVIOUS: GOP fears far-right candidate will be Pennsylvania governor nomineeBut there are growing fears from party leaders that Mastriano, a state senator and retired U.S.
Army colonel, is too extreme to win the general election in November and could drag down other Republicans competing in the pivotal state where a U.S.