DeSantis endorsed Trump in his video announcing the suspension of his presidential campaign
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Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., and Ron DeSantis campaign surrogate state senator Josh Kimbrell analyze the top GOP candidates’ campaign strategy ahead of the New Hampshire primary.
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropped out of the 2024 presidential race Sunday and endorsed former President Donald Trump in the race, sparking applause from some social media commenters.
"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 if we don't have a clear path to victory. Accordingly, I am today suspending my campaign," DeSantis said Sunday in a video posted to his X account Sunday afternoon.
DeSantis continued that despite previously having disagreements with Trump, he is throwing his support behind the 45th president in his run for the White House this year.
"It’s 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 can’t go back to the old Republican guard of yesteryear, a repackaged form of warmed-over corporatism that Nikki Haley represents."
DESANTIS SUSPENDS CAMPAIGN, TWO DAYS TILL NEW HAMPSHIRE IT'S A TWO-PERSON PRIMARY
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis challenged former President Donald Trump to a one on one debate. (Getty Images/AP)
The announcement was made just before the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, and after Trump easily won the Iowa caucuses last week.
Some Republicans and conservatives on social media celebrated the move as one that would strengthen Trump's campaign to defeat President Biden come November, while others thanked DeSantis for his conservative policies on the campaign trail.
"GREAT move by Governor Ron DeSantis! President @realDonaldTrump is uniting the GOP & we are closer than ever to taking our country back! #Trump2024," former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake posted on X.
DESANTIS CANCELS NBC, CNN APPEARANCES SUNDAY OVER SCHEDULING ISSUE AHEAD OF NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY
GREAT move by Governor Ron DeSantis! President @realDonaldTrump is uniting the GOP & we are closer than ever to taking our country back! #Trump2024 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/BPzUloP90b
— Kari Lake (@KariLake) January 21, 2024
Governor DeSantis just joined Team Trump! Let's end this and focus on the Democrats and the dumpster fire they've created in our great nation. #MAGA https://t.co/7v8gwaHrbn
— Tommy Tuberville (@TTuberville) January 21, 2024
The important story is not that #DeSantis dropped out. That was inevitable sooner or later. The important thing is he endorsed Trump. That represents a kind of course correction, and also pretty much seals the deal for Trump and the nomination
— Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) January 21, 2024
Welcome Home, Ron!
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) January 21, 2024
It’s great to have America’s Governor back onside. #Trump2024 https://t.co/GwkarrUQLx
Should have waited for 2028.
— JD Rucker (@JDRucker) January 21, 2024
DeSantis is the best governor in America and more effective at advancing conservative policies than any Republican official alive today. Dropping out now and coalescing behind Trump against Haley and the Left (but I repeat myself) is the right move. No, he didn’t run a perfect… https://t.co/yHAfoAKSbS
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) January 21, 2024
Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy, who endorsed DeSantis' presidential run, said he was proud of the campaign and added "we will restore freedom & American prosperity again."
I am as proud as anything I have done in politics to have stood with this patriot & his wonderful team. Thank you to all who supported a cause greater than any one individual. This is just the beginning. We will restore freedom & American prosperity again. #DeSantis https://t.co/YkLRt5GjB7
— Chip Roy (@chiproytx) January 21, 2024
The announcement comes just ahead of the New Hampshire primary, where polls show Trump is leading the race against top primary competitor Nikki Haley.
RON DESANTIS ARGUES TIM SCOTT ENDORSEMENT OF DONALD TRUMP ‘IS A BLOW TO NIKKI HALEY’
Nikki Haley and former President Trump side by side. Both are campaigning in New Hampshire ahead of the primaries. (Getty Images/ AP)
Trump has 55% support among those likely to vote in the primary, compared to Haley's 36% support and DeSantis' 6% support, a Suffolk University, the Boston Globe and NBC10 poll found. Other polls have found a tighter margin between Trump and Haley, including a CNN poll that found Trump has 50% support to Haley's 39%.
The New Hampshire race will now include only Trump and Haley.
