Rauner Will Support Trump If Trump Wins The Republican Nomination

By Mae Rice in News on Mar 21, 2016 6:35PM

Illinois governor Bruce Rauner last February in Chicago. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Gov. Bruce Rauner is, as we all know, a chill guy who goes with the flow, so he will support Donald Trump if he wins the Republican presidential nomination.

The governor—who still has not passed the state effing budget because he's actually nationally known for not going with the flow at all—expressed his weak and conditional support for Trump on Monday.

"I will support the Republican Party's nominee for president," Rauner told reporters Monday, according to the Tribune. "I'll do everything I can to work with that nominee."

Rauner elaborated: "As I've said, from the beginning, I think we should respect the voters' decisions… The process is still in mid-stream. We should let the process play out, and I'm not going to comment on specific candidates."

Rauner sees this as his duty as the leader of the Illinois Republican party. Perhaps relatedly, a recent poll suggested that half of Illinois residents dislike Rauner. Rauner’s Monday statements were his first public comments since Trump won the Republican presidential primary in Illinois last Tuesday. A pre-primary Trump rally at UIC Pavilion was postponed due to safety concerns.