Scott Walker Backs Trump Without Actually Saying His Name

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2015 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at a news conference in Madison, Wis., where he announced that he is suspending his Republican presidential campaign. Walker told The Assoc... FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2015 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at a news conference in Madison, Wis., where he announced that he is suspending his Republican presidential campaign. Walker told The Associated Press Tuesday, March 22, 2016, that he will decide next week who he intends to vote for the state's April 5, 2016 presidential primary and whether he will publicly endorse that person. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File) MORE LESS
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) tweeted what seemed to be a backing of Donald Trump on Wednesday. The only problem? He avoided saying Trump’s name.

Walker, who was the first speaker confirmed Tuesday for the Republican National Convention, alluded to the fact that he would be supporting Trump as the GOP nominee over Hillary Clinton.

Walker has had a long journey in supporting Trump. He previously endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), then said he’d support the nominee no matter what, noting that Trump was better than Clinton. But, when Trump made his controversial comments about a federal judge’s ethnicity, Walker’s stance wavered.

Many noted Walker’s hesitance to say Trump’s name and replied to his tweet with jokes and calls for Walker to “say his name.”

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  1. Of course he can’t say his name. The Death Eaters will come if you utter the unspeakable name.

  2. Avatar for meri meri says:

    How do you not drown something like him in a bathtub?

  3. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    If I was a billionaire, I’d hire Destiny’s Child to go to Wisconsin to serenade Walker with “Say my Name”. Whatever it would cost, it’d be worth it.

    What’s the point of having that kind of money if you don’t help others…and tickle yourself once in awhile?

  4. Scotty, stop using that black hair dye. It’s rotting your brain!

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