Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Sunday withdrew from the race for the Republican nomination and endorsed Donald Trump, saying that although he has disagreements with the former president, he is “better than incumbent Joe Biden.” He said he believed it.
DeSantis' withdrawal comes six days after he finished second in Iowa and two days before Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, the first in the nation.
His resignation leaves Trump and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as the only two major candidates left in the Republican race.
DeSantis is the current governor of Florida.
“After finishing second in Iowa, we have been praying and reflecting on our path forward,” DeSantis said in a video posted to his social media accounts. “If there was anything I could do to create a favorable outcome, such as canceling more campaigns and doing more interviews, I would do it. But there is no clear path to victory. I cannot ask my supporters to volunteer their time and resources for as long as I can. Therefore, I am canceling my campaign today.”
“Success is not final and failure is not fatal. What matters is the courage to continue.”
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— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) January 21, 2024
“It's clear that the vast majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance,” DeSantis said.
“While I have some disagreements with Donald Trump, including on the coronavirus pandemic and the elevation of Anthony Fauci, Trump is doing better than the incumbent, Joe Biden.” “That's clear. I signed a pledge to support the Republican candidate and I intend to honor that pledge. He has my support.”
DeSantis said he ran for president to “fight for the forgotten people of this country.”
“Now is the time for the United States to make a choice. We can choose to allow border incursions or we can choose to stop them,” he said. “We can choose reckless borrowing and spending, or we can choose to limit government policy to lower inflation. We can choose political indoctrination, or we can choose to These choices are an expression of an underlying struggle to preserve constitutional government and ensure the survival of Western civilization.''
The Florida governor ended his four-minute speech with a reference to a future election, perhaps in 2028.
“Winston Churchill once said that success is not final, failure is not fatal, and what counts is the courage to continue,” he said. “While this campaign has ended, our mission continues. Here in Florida, we will continue to show how we lead the nation.”
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