Ron DeSantis Quits the 2024 Race, Endorses Trump

 

Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has thrown in the towel on his 2024 presidential bid.

“I am today suspending my campaign,” DeSantis said in a video announcing the move.

The governor added that he is endorsing former President Donald Trump.

“It’s clear a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance,” DeSantis said. “They watched his presidency get stymied. While I’ve had disagreements with Donald Trump such as on the coronavirus pandemic, Trump is superior to the current incumbent Joe Biden. That is clear. I signed a pledge to support the Republican nominee, and I will honor that pledge. He has my endorsement because we can’t go back to the old Republican guard of yesteryear, a repackaged form of warmed over corporatism that Nikki Haley represents.”

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