Gov. Ron DeSantis Drops Out of Presidential Race, Endorses Donald Trump

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis introduced Sunday that he can be finishing his marketing campaign for the Republican presidential primary and is in lieu endorsing Donald Trump. The announcement comes forward of the Pristine Hampshire number one effects.

In a video message shared to X, previously Twitter, DeSantis mentioned it’s “clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance.”

“I’ve had disagreements with Donald Trump, such as on the coronavirus pandemic, and his elevation of Anthony Fauci. Trump is superior to the current incumbent Joe Biden,” DeSantis mentioned. “I signed a pledge to support the Republican nominee, and I will honor that pledge.”

DeSantis finishing his bid for president comes simply days then the 45-year-old governor got here in 2d park in the back of Trump within the Iowa caucuses. The twice-impeached president gained with 51% of the vote, future DeSantis squeezed forward of Nikki Haley with 21% to her 19%. Iowa citizens became out in low numbers because of bad climate situations however nonetheless controlled to aid Trump split a file for the most important margin of victory.

“[Trump] has my endorsement because we can’t go back to the old Republican guard of yesteryear, a repackaged form of warmed-over corporatism that Nikki Haley represents,” he mentioned. “The days of putting Americans last, of kowtowing to large corporations, of caving to woke ideology, are over.”

DeSantis persevered: “While this campaign has ended, the mission continues.”

The Republican governor officially launched his marketing campaign for president in Would possibly 2023 all over a glitchy livestream on X with the corporate’s CEO Elon Musk. DeSantis used to be as soon as an best friend of Trump all over the previous president’s time period, however after became a substantial Trump opponent — who dubbed the nickname “Ron DeSanctimonious.”

DeSantis gained notoriety for his continued attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, public education of equity and inclusion, abortion access, and his battle against one of Florida’s largest employers, Disney. The governor has continuously waged a war against “wokeness,” and used to be a vocal opponent of life-saving measures all over the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trump’s marketing campaign group released a statement following DeSantis’s walk to loose out of the race, pronouncing that they’re “venerated via the endorsement” from the Florida governor. “It is now time for all Republicans to rally behind President Trump to defeat crooked Joe Biden and end his disastrous presidency,” the commentary learn.