On March 29 , 2016 , Walker endorsed the candidacy of Ted Cruz . After Donald Trump became the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party in May 2016 , Walker stated that he would support Trump as the Republican nominee , saying that Trump would make a better president than Hillary Clinton . Walker withdrew his support for Trump on June 8 , 2016 after Trump called the judge Gonzalo P. Curiel biased against Trump because of Curiel 's Mexican heritage . While still maintaining that Trump would be better choice than Clinton , Walker noted that Trump was not yet the party 's nominee and wanted Trump to renounce his comments on the judge before the 2016 Republican National Convention
2016 Republican National Convention
2016 Republican National Convention
Scott Walker (politician)