Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), Donald Trump's former rival in the 2024 presidential election, will announce Friday that he will support the former president as the Republican candidate.
According to multiple reports, Scott withdrew from the race on November 12 and vowed at the time not to support any other candidates, but he announced his support at a Trump campaign rally in New Hampshire. The company is expected to do so.
Scott's decision to endorse Trump ahead of the New Hampshire primary on January 23 is a blow to former Palmetto Governor Nikki Haley, a fellow South Carolina native. ing. Haley appointed Scott to the Senate seat in December 2012, an Accord she has since won twice.
Haley, 51, is Trump's closest challenger in New Hampshire, and political observers believe the 45th president needs a primary to prevent an easy victory for the Republican nomination in Milwaukee later this year. The consensus is that we need to win.
Since Scott withdrew from the race, the Trump campaign has made a concerted effort to win Scott's support.
The 58-year-old's endorsement comes four days after the 77-year-old won the Iowa Republican caucuses, defeating Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis by nearly 30 percentage points, with Haley in third place. It was conducted.
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