Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, once seen as the most formidable opponent to Donald Trump in the Republican presidential primary, suspended his race Sunday and endorsed the former president.
The move comes two days before the New Hampshire primary.
DeSantis made the announcement in a video on X โ the same social media platform where he did the glitchy rollout of his White House bid.
โNow, following our second-place finish in Iowa, weโve 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 canโt ask our supporters to volunteer their time and donate their resources. We donโt have a clear path to victory. Accordingly, I am today suspending my campaign."
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"Itโs clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance," he said, adding, "He has my endorsement because we canโt go back to the old Republican guard of yesteryear, or repackage formed of warmed-over corporatism that Nikki Haley represents."
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