Utah political leaders react to Gov. Spencer Cox's endorsement of Donald Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : Cox said he would vote for Trump for the first time in November, after writing in candidates in the 2016 and 2020 general elections.
51% : The governor, known for his "Disagree Better" depolarization initiative, said he hoped his support for Trump could help the candidate "lower the temperature in this country."
31% : "While Cox says his decision to support Trump was not made out of political expediency, the U-turn elicited strong reactions from Utah's political leaders, ranging from excitement, to relief, to disappointment and condemnation.
28% : ""I don't think it's believable ... to think that by making this move he is going to somehow change Trump," Reid said.
19% : And it came just one week after Cox said in a CNN interview he would not vote for Trump.
15% : Cox said he believed Trump had already started to do this in his, and his wife Melania's, statements following his close brush with death.
13% : "On Friday, Cox's Democratic opponent accused Cox of giving in to pressure to support Trump.
1% : Cox's about-face arrived one month after a contentious GOP primary contest that saw state Rep. Phil Lyman repeatedly attack him for criticizing Trump and refusing to offer Trump his support.

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