Trump’s top rival drops out of US presidential race — RT World News

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Sunday, endorsing the party's front-runner, former US President Donald Trump, just two days before New Hampshire residents were scheduled to vote in the nation's second primary.

DeSantis announced his exit from the race in a video posted on X (formerly Twitter), accompanying the footage with a quote from former UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill who left the door open for another run: “Success is not final, and failure is not fatal, but it is the courage to continue that matters.”

Acknowledging non-existence “A clear path to victory” After finishing second in Iowa, where he lost to Trump by about 30 points, DeSantis opined that Trump was a better choice for commander-in-chief than incumbent President Joe Biden — or the next Republican runner-up, former South Carolina. Governor Nikki Haley.

He added: “It is clear to me that the majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance.” DeSantis insisted, “If there is anything I can do to achieve a positive outcome — more campaign stops, more interviews — I will do it.”

Florida's governor is term-limited, meaning he will leave the statehouse in January 2027 — in time for another run in the Oval Office.

Former biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy too He supported Trump after suspending his presidential campaign earlier this month, after finishing fourth with 8% of the vote in the Iowa caucuses.

Trump has not revealed his 2024 vice presidential pick, and some “Warmth over unionism.”

The Republican nominee's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., had tabbed DeSantis — along with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and former Republican nominee Ben Carson — as a potential vice presidential pick last week. Trump Sr. did not explicitly rule out this possibility when asked about it last year.

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