Hogan says he won't back "QAnon whackjob" GOP nominee in Maryland governor race

What he's saying: "It was, kind of, unprecedented collusion between the Democratic Governors Association and Donald Trump," the outgoing governor told ABC's "This Week."

• "And both of them were promoting a conspiracy-theory believing- kind of nut job," said Hogan, who Hogan also described as a "QAnon whack job."

Of note: Hogan doubled down on his collusion claims on CNN's "State of the Union" Son unday.

• "There's no question this was a big win for the Democratic Governors Association that I think spent over $3 million trying to promote this guy," he told CNN's Jake Tapper.
• There's "no question that we lost a battle" after Cox beat the moderate candidate he endorsed, Kelly Schulz, Hogan said.
• "I can tell you I'm not giving up, it just makes me want to double down and fight back against what I think is kind of a hostile takeover of the party that I love," he added.

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