Ron DeSantis drops out of presidential race, endorses Trump
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his campaign for president Sunday, just two days before the New Hampshire primary.
DeSantis made the announcement in a video posted to X in which he also endorsed former President Donald Trump.
The move comes after DeSantis lost the Iowa caucuses to Trump by 30 percentage points, according to the Deseret News.
“Following our second-place finish in Iowa, we’ve prayed and deliberated on the way forward,” he said. “If there was anything I could do to produce a favorable outcome, more campaign stops, more interviews, I would do it. But I can’t ask our supporters to volunteer their time and donate their resources. We don’t have a clear path to victory. Accordingly, I am today suspending my campaign.”
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
- Winston Churchill pic.twitter.com/ECoR8YeiMm— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) January 21, 2024
“It’s clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance,” DeSantis continued. “He has my endorsement because we can’t go back to the old Republican guard of yesteryear, or repackage formed of warmed-over corporatism that Nikki Haley represents.”
Trump responded to DeSantis’ endorsement in a statement to Fox News Digital Sunday:
“Very honored to have his endorsement,” Trump said. “I look forward to working together with him to beat Joe Biden, who is the worst and most corrupt president in the history of our country.”
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At a campaign event in New Hampshire on Sunday, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley responded to DeSantis’ announcement.
“I want to say to Ron, he ran a great race. He’s been a good governor, and we wish him well. Having said that, it’s now one fella and one lady left,” she said.
Haley later released a statement where she wished DeSantis well and said she would continue her campaign, according to a Politico reporter.
“So far, only one state has voted,” she said. “Half of its votes went to Donald Trump, and half did not. We’re not a country of coronations. Voters deserve a say in whether we go down the road of Trump and Biden again, or we go down a new conservative road. New Hampshire voters will have their say on Tuesday.”
