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Maine Gov. Paul LePage thinks Donald Trump could be "one of the greatest presidents." | AP Photo Maine Gov. Paul LePage endorses Donald Trump

Maine’s Paul LePage became the second governor to endorse Donald Trump on Friday.

LePage's support comes hours after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie appeared alongside Trump at a press conference in Fort Worth, Texas, announcing his endorsement of his former presidential campaign rival.

“I was Donald Trump before Donald Trump became popular. So I think I should support him because we’re one of the same cloth,” the governor said on the “Howie Carr Show.”

Like Trump, LePage is a businessman whose viability was questioned by pundits. “Everybody’s saying this guy's a dead governor walking,” he recalled of his reelection bid, “and we set a record for the most votes in the history of the state of Maine for a governor.”

Trump has also brought out a record number of voters, bolstering the billionaire to consecutive first-place finishes by double-digit margins in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada.

LePage called Trump’s primary rivals, Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, part of the problem and accused them of “killing the brand” of the Republican Party with their blitz on Trump during the debate Thursday night.

“I think there’s a mini-revolution going on in our country,” LePage said. “We’re saying enough is enough with the gridlock. Washington is broken. And the reason I am coming out is two of the people that are chasing him are two of the people that create the gridlock. They’re in the Senate. The Senate is the problem.”

LePage, who had previously endorsed Christie, said he would like to see a governor in the White House, but since that’s not the kind of candidate voters are looking at this year, he’s backing Trump.

“I think he could be one of the greatest presidents if he sits down and puts together a good team,” he said.

LePage is no stranger to controversial remarks and stances. Earlier this month, he broke with most Republicans when he said President Barack Obama should nominate a Supreme Court justice to replace the late Antonin Scalia. In January, he called for his state to bring back the guillotine to execute drug traffickers and suggested African-American men with names like “D-Money, Smoothie” and “Shifty” come up north with drugs and impregnate Maine’s young white women.

He told Carr he had spoken to Christie this week. “We decided, you know, we could do a lot worse. We could have another Obama in there,” LePage said. “We can’t afford that.”

Speaking on the show after LePage, Trump had nothing but pleasant things to say about the Maine governor.

"He's a great guy — respected by a lot of people and I'll tell you really respected by Chris Christie," Trump said. "And Chris informed me of it. That is our terrific honor."

Trump also scored his first congressional endorsements this week, with Reps. Chris Collins and Duncan Hunter announcing their support.