Editing Orrin Hatch (section)

=== 2016 presidential endorsements ===
In the 2016 presidential election, Hatch originally supported former Florida Governor [[Jeb Bush]] and later endorsed Florida Senator [[Marco Rubio]] once Bush ended his campaign. On May 12, 2016, after [[Donald Trump]] became the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Hatch endorsed him.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hellmann|first1=Jessie|title=Hatch endorses Trump after meeting|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/279726-gop-sen-hatch-endorses-trump/|access-date=October 10, 2016|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=May 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022022101/http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/279726-gop-sen-hatch-endorses-trump|archive-date=2016-10-22|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 27, 2016, after Trump suggested that a federal judge [[Gonzalo P. Curiel]] was biased against Trump because of his Mexican heritage, Hatch said: "From what I know about Trump, he's not a racist but he does make a lot of outrageous statements&nbsp;... I think you can criticize a judge but it ought to be done in a formal way" and said that Trump's statements were not so inappropriate that he would rescind his support.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/orrin-hatch-trump-not-racist|title=Sen. Hatch: Trump Isn't 'Racist,' He Just Says 'Outrageous' Things|date=June 7, 2016|access-date=August 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813143039/http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/orrin-hatch-trump-not-racist|archive-date=2017-08-13|url-status=live}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=October 2016}} On October 7, 2016, following the [[Donald Trump Access Hollywood controversy|Donald Trump ''Access Hollywood'' controversy]], Hatch described Trump's comments as "offensive and disgusting" and said that "[there] is no excuse for such degrading behavior. All women deserve to be treated with respect."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=4444721&itype=CMSID|title=Utah Gov. Herbert and Rep. Chaffetz pull Trump endorsements, Huntsman says Trump should drop out after explicit video leaks|access-date=May 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728152942/http://www.sltrib.com/news/4444721-155/after-video-huntsman-says-it-is|archive-date=2017-07-28|url-status=live}}</ref> Hatch maintained his endorsement of Trump's candidacy.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldextra.com/news/2016/oct/31/sen-orrin-hatch-reaffirms-support-for-trump-says-he-wont-waste-vote-on-evan-mcmullin/|title=Sen. Orrin Hatch reaffirms support for Trump, says he won't waste vote on Evan McMullin|work=Daily Herald|last=England|first=Katie|date=October 31, 2016|access-date=May 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107142206/http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/sen-orrin-hatch-reaffirms-support-for-trump-says-he-won/article_6429b90a-0afd-5f97-b029-7ca56223b9b3.html|archive-date=2016-11-07|url-status=live}}</ref>