WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump urged his supporters in New Jersey late Friday to cast a ballot for the Republican candidate for governor, Jack Ciattarelli, before early voting starts in the state on Saturday.

Trump said he would campaign with Ciattarelli after he returns from a trip to Asia that started Friday, though no concrete plans have been announced.

On a call with supporters and at the White House, Trump said Ciattarelli will focus relentlessly on reducing energy costs, repeating the cost-of-living message he emphasized in a Truth Social post earlier this week.

“He knows energy better than anybody I know outside of the energy business,” Trump said. He noted his own ties to New Jersey, where he owns a golf club and spends many of his weekends in the summer.

As he depart

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