Top Republican presidential candidate Ryan Binkley withdrew from the White House race on Tuesday, endorsing front-runner former President Trump.
“Today, I am suspending my campaign for President of the United States and expressing my support and unwavering support for President Trump,” Binkley said in a statement. stated in the statement regarding Xthe platform formerly known as Twitter.
“Throughout the campaign, I watched our party struggle to find space for a new vision while weighing the corruption allegations and indictments against President Trump. He needs everyone’s support. “And he will have my support moving forward,” he added.
Binkley, a pastor and chief executive of a Texas mergers and acquisitions company, entered the Republican race last April but has struggled to stay high in the polls as the former president leads. , failed to join even a handful of major challengers.
Trump won early states as the Republican race quickly gained ground, but despite still trailing Trump in the polls, he continues to have strong fundraising efforts and is expected to move forward next month. There is an ongoing conflict with former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, who is looking ahead to Super Tuesday.
The Republican primary was already seen as a showdown between Trump and Haley.
Binkley’s resignation came on the day of the Michigan primary, the final step in the Republican presidential nomination process before dozens of races take place on Super Tuesday next week.
He said in a statement that he looks forward to “examining other ways I can make an impact and advance my policy positions.”
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