Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sunday ended his presidential campaign and announced that he will be endorsing Donald Trump.
“I am today suspending my campaign. I’m proud to have delivered on 100% of my promises and I will not stop.” DeSantis said in a video that he posted Sunday afternoon on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Now, it’s clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters wanna give Donald Trump another chance. Trump is superior to the current incumbent, Joe Biden. That is clear. I signed a pledge to support the Republican nominee and I will honor that pledge. He has my endorsement because we can’t go back to the old Republican guard of yesteryear.”
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While speaking at a theater in Rochester, N.H., Trump called Mr. DeSantis’s wife, Casey, a really terrific person and he said that DeSantis ran a really good campaign. “I would like to take the time to congratulate Ron Densantis,” Trump began saying. “He ran a really good campaign I will tell you it’s not easy. They think it’s easy doing this stuff it’s not easy.”
Trump won the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 15, solidifying his standing as the front-runner. Trump is leading by double digits in New Hampshire, ahead of Nikki Haley.
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Trump, who has dubbed DeSantis “Ron DeSanctimonious” on the campaign trail, says he won’t be using that nickname in the future. “No, that name has been officially retired,” Trump told Fox News.
