'I will not rest': Border state gubernatorial hopeful launches campaign weeks after Trump backed her

FIRST ON FOX: Arizona Republican Karrin Taylor Robson launched her comeback gubernatorial bid connected Wednesday, mounting up a apt showdown betwixt her and different pro-Trump Republican moving to instrumentality connected the incumbent Democrat politician adjacent year.

Robson, a tiny concern proprietor and lawyer, launched her run with a caller ad centered connected President Donald Trump's instrumentality to the White House and her tendency to assistance instrumentality backmost her authorities from incumbent Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. 

Robson mislaid her superior bid successful 2022 to Trump-backed Republican nominee Kari Lake, who would spell connected to narrowly suffer the gubernatorial contention to Hobbs. However, Robson garnered aboriginal enactment from Trump little than 2 months agone during his sojourn to Arizona arsenic president-elect.

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President Donald Trump said little than 2 months agone that Karrin Taylor Robson would person his "support" if she ran for governor. (Fox News)

"I convey President Trump for his beardown endorsement and look guardant to moving with him to unafraid our borderline and marque Arizona harmless again," Robson said successful a connection archetypal obtained by Fox News Digital. "Katie Hobbs has made it harder to live, work, and rise a household safely successful this state. Like President Trump, I cognize however to make jobs. And similar President Trump, I volition not remainder until our borderline is unafraid and Arizona families are safe," she continued.

"Katie Hobbs and Joe Biden’s insane docket has made beingness much costly and dangerous," Robson stated. "I volition combat each day alongside President Trump for stronger borders, a stronger economy, and a stronger Arizona.

President Trump said Robson would person his enactment if she ran for politician portion helium was delivering remarks astatine Turning Point Action's AmericaFest successful December.

"Are you moving for governor? I deliberation so, Karrin, 'cause if you bash you’re gonna person my support, OK?" Trump said astatine the time.

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This undated photograph provided by the Karrin for Arizona Campaign, shows Karrin Taylor Robson. (Karrin For Arizona Campaign via AP)

Cook Political Report ranks the wide predetermination contention arsenic a "toss-up," apt making it 1 of the astir competitory races successful the upcoming midterms. Border information and the system are expected to beryllium among the apical issues successful the state, arsenic the Grand Canyon State is connected the frontlines of the large argumentation changes of the caller White House. 

Despite a bitter superior conflict successful 2022, Robson yet endorsed Lake and Trump successful their wide predetermination campaigns successful 2024.

However, supporters of Rep. Andy Biggs hope that the president volition displacement gears and backmost his run instead, fixed his beardown governmental agreements with him.

The congressman, who helped pb the removal of erstwhile Speaker Kevin McCarthy, has truthful acold gained the endorsements of Reps. Lauren Boebert, Paul Gosar and Eli Crane.

"Andy Biggs is the top happening since sliced bread," Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said connected X past week. "Arizonans, bash yourselves a large favour and elite this antheral arsenic your adjacent governor!" 

Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., speaks astatine a property league connected the indebtedness bounds and the Freedom Caucus's program for spending simplification astatine the U.S. Capitol connected March 28, 2023 successful Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Meanwhile, the "Building A Better Arizona PAC" launched past period backing Robson, who formerly served connected the Arizona Board of Regents. Former Arizona Republican Party Chairman Robert Graham and erstwhile Arizona Senate President Karen Fann created the group.

The superior is Aug. 4, 2026. It's unclear if Hobbs volition look a large challenger successful the Democratic primary.

Fox News Digital reached retired to the White House for comment, but they did not respond successful clip for publication.