FILE - Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump gestures with South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster during halftime in an NCAA college football game between the University of South Carolina and Clemson Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

FILE - South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, at left, is sworn in as by S.C. Chief Justice Don Beatty, at right, during a ceremonial swearing in at the Statehouse Tuesday Jan. 24, 2017, in Columbia, S.C. In middle is McMaster's wife Peggy. (AP Photo/Mic Smith, File)

FILE - South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster speaks at a news conference revealing his proposal for the state budget on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, center, gives his State of the State speech Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, right, gives his State of the State speech Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster gives his State of the State speech Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

FILE - Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, at left, congratulates current Governor Henry McMaster, middle, after he was sworn in by S.C. Chief Justice Don Beatty during a ceremonial swearing in at the Statehouse Tuesday Jan. 24, 2017, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Mic Smith, File)