Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination, saying he will support Trump
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Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters at a campaign rally here Jan. 19, 2024 in Nashua, New Hampshire.
United States – This Sunday, January 21, the suspense in the Republican camp was significantly reduced. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced that he is withdrawing from the race for the Republican nomination and will support Donald Trump in November’s presidential election.
“I am suspending my campaign today”He said in a video published on X. “It’s clear to me that most Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump a second chance. »
Ron DeSantis, with hardline positions on immigration and abortion, came in second in Monday’s Iowa caucuses, far behind Donald Trump, with 21% of the vote to 51% for the former president.
“I cannot ask our volunteers to donate their time and money if we do not have a clear path to victory”He justified it in his video.
“I had disagreements with Donald Trump, like on the coronavirus pandemic”But “Trump is better than incumbent Joe Biden”added the 45-year-old man.
Nikki Haley and Ryan Binkley, two other Republican candidates, are still in the running
His announcement comes two days before the primary in the US state of New Hampshire. Donald Trump will face more than just two candidates, Ryan Binkley and Nikki Haley.
The latter questioned Donald Trump’s mental capacity to govern this weekend, as he confused her with another political official.
During a meeting on Friday, he actually mentioned Nikki Haley’s name several times when he discussed the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol by her supporters. “Nikki Haley is in charge of security, we offered her 10,000 people, troops, National Guard, whatever she wanted. They refused him”He declared.
Donald Trump, 77, himself regularly mocks the age of gaffes and Joe Biden, 81, whom he describes as almost old.
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