State Democratic Party: Hogan 'Unwillingness' To Decry Trump Smacks Of Partisanship

Officials in the Maryland Democratic Party say Gov. Larry Hogan's silence on fellow Republican Donald Trump's nomination is tantamount to complicity.

Given a number of chances to comment on the presumptive nominee in press conferences and interviews, Hogan has demurred, to varying levels of frustration..

"If you want my answer about Donald Trump, you can Google it, it's everywhere," Hogan told C4 Thursday. "I said that I'm not going to endorse anybody in this race. I don't want to get involved in national politics."

Hogan endorsed his friend, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, until Christie dropped out early in the election cycle. But when Christie dropped out and endorsed Trump, Hogan did not follow.

“Governor Hogan claims to despise national politics, but his disdain didn’t stop him from campaigning for Chris Christie’s presidential run in New Hampshire. Hogan seems to be direct on a range of issues when it suits him," read a statement Friday from state Democratic officials. "But when it comes to Trump and the mounting evidence showing the GOP’s nominee would be a disaster for Maryland and America, Hogan’s unwillingness to take a stand against Trump sends a startling message: He’s willing to put the future of our country at risk just to put a Republican in the White House.”