Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sunday withdrew from the 2024 presidential race and endorsed former President Donald Trump, drawing applause from some social media commenters.
“If there was anything I could do to create a favorable outcome, I would do it by stopping more campaigns and doing more interviews. But without a clear decision, I would ask supporters to volunteer their time. You can't ask people to donate their resources,” DeSantis said Sunday in a video posted to his X account Sunday afternoon.
DeSantis continued that despite his past differences with Trump, he supports the 45th president in his bid for the White House this year.
“It's clear that the vast majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance,” he said, adding, “Trump has my support because we were once… “We can't go back to the old Republican guard of repackaged policies.” Warm corporatism represented by Nikki Haley. ”
DeSantis suspends campaign, two days left until New Hampshire two-person primary
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis challenged former President Donald Trump to a one-on-one debate. (Getty Images/AP)
The announcement came just before Tuesday's New Hampshire primary and after Trump easily won the Iowa caucuses last week.
Some Republicans and conservatives on social media praised the move as strengthening President Trump's campaign to defeat President Biden in November, while also echoing DeSantis' conservative policies on the campaign trail. Some people expressed their gratitude.
Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake wrote, “Great move by Governor Ron DeSantis! President @realDonaldTrump is uniting the Republican Party and we are closer than ever to taking our country back! #Trump2024 ” former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake posted on X.
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Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy, who supported Mr. DeSantis' candidacy, said he was proud of his campaign, adding, “We will bring back freedom and American prosperity.”
The announcement comes just before the New Hampshire primary, where polls show Trump with a lead over primary contender Nikki Haley.
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Nikki Haley and former President Trump are standing side by side. Both candidates are campaigning in New Hampshire ahead of the primary election. (Getty Images/AP)
According to a Suffolk University, Boston Globe and NBC10 poll, Trump has an approval rating of 55% among likely voters in the primary, compared to 36% for Haley and DeSantis. The approval rating was 6%. Other polls show the gap between Trump and Haley has narrowed even further, including a CNN poll that showed Trump with 50% of the vote. Haley's approval rating is 39%.
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Trump and Haley will be the only participants in the New Hampshire race.
