Rep. Will Hurd William Ballard HurdHillicon Valley: Oracle confirms deal with TikTok to be 'trusted technology provider' | QAnon spreads across globe, shadowing COVID-19 | VA hit by data breach impacting 46,000 veterans House approves bill to secure internet-connected federal devices against cyber threats House Democrats' campaign arm reserves .6M in ads in competitive districts MORE (R-Texas) said Sunday that he plans to vote for President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE for president in 2020 "unless Beto O’Rourke decides to run as a Republican."

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Hurd, who has separated himself from Trump on issues such as the border wall and did not endorse him in 2016, is friends with former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas). O'Rourke is still considering a bid for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020.

"My plan is to vote for the Republican nominee, yes," Hurd told CNN's "State of the Union."

Host Jake Tapper pressed Hurd on his vote, saying, "Trump over O'Rourke?"

"That's very clear," Hurd responded. "Unless Beto O'Rourke Beto O'RourkeJimmy Carter says his son smoked pot with Willie Nelson on White House roof O'Rourke endorses Kennedy for Senate: 'A champion for the values we're most proud of' 2020 Democrats do convention Zoom call MORE decides to run as a Republican, which I don't think he's planning on doing.”

Will Hurd: I'm voting for Trump in 2020 even if Beto O'Rourke wins the Democratic nomination. pic.twitter.com/mBHbQhSLey — Matt Shuham (@mattshuham) March 10, 2019

O'Rourke and Hurd went on a bipartisan road trip that was heavily promoted on social media in 2018.

Despite his own popularity in the state, O'Rourke did not endorse Hurd's Democratic challenger during the midterms in a tight race in Texas's 23rd District.