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Gov. Ron DeSantis Suspends Presidential Bid; Endorses Trump
January 22, 2024
Ron DeSantis dropped out of the presidential race on Sunday while endorsing Donald Trump.
In a video released Sunday on social media, the Republican candidate suspended his campaign, after a distant second place finish in Iowa, an expected even more distant third place in the New Hampshire.
“Now, following our second place finish in Iowa, we’ve prayed and deliberated on the way forward. 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,’ he said.
The exit of DeSantis makes the GOP contest a two-person race between Nikki Haley and Trump.
“Now, it’s clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance. They watched his presidency get stymied by relentless resistance and they see Democrats using lawfare to this day to attack him.”
“While I’ve had disagreements with Donald Trump, such as on the coronavirus pandemic and his elevation of Anthony Fauci, Trump is superior to the current incumbent Joe Biden,” DeSantis said.
“With a few days left until President Donald J. Trump’s victory in New Hampshire, we are honored by the endorsement from Gov. Ron DeSantis and so many other former presidential candidates. It is now time for all Republicans to rally behind President Trump to defeat Crooked Joe Biden and end his disastrous presidency,” Trump’s campaign said in a statement before taking aim at the last viable GOP candidate in the race.
“Nikki Haley is the candidate of the globalists and Democrats who will do everything to stop the America First movement. From higher taxes, to decimating Social Security and Medicare, and to open borders, she represents the views of Democrats more than the views of Republicans.
“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: A repackaged form of warmed over corporatism that Nikki Haley represents. The days of putting Americans last of kowtowing to large corporations of caving to woke ideology are over.”
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25 Responses to “Gov. Ron DeSantis Suspends Presidential Bid; Endorses Trump”
We will all be in “California” with this group of Republicans we have in the US Congress.
@ give me a break. California is calling you!!
@give me a break
You’ve had all the breaks that this country can afford! Now it’s time to “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN”!
Lol. Ron got beat like a scalded dog because of his ridiculous “war on woke” crap that nobody except low information voters really care about.
He’s turned Florida into a awful place to live and hasn’t had a minute to deal with Floridians and our issues since his deluded dream of beating a three time loser named trump at his juvenile game.
President Joe Biden (Dark Brandon) is going to wipe the floor with these jokers in November.
Hey Jimbo, Trump was not my first or second or third choice the last two times but he won the REP primary so it was him or Hillary/Joe. Looking like the same again in the next election. As for Rep. Gates, I voted for him but will not again after his performance these past few months. Trump thinks he can be Grover Cleveland again. Most likely not. Have a nice day.
WELCOME BACK RON !! The couple California Dreaming posters here conveniently forgot your running opponent during your first Governor race… You know the married feller doing mischief in a hotel room YUCK !!! We sure dodged that bullet The true degeneracy that some people stand with YIKES…
It’s true that two people who reside in the same state can run on the same ticket for President and Vice President but they would not be able to receive the electoral votes from their state, which is 30 votes for Florida, and they would definitely be needed for a victory in the election. So for that reason, I don’t think Trump would choose DeSantis as his running mate. But with all the unethical and law-breaking things that goes on in politics these days, who can really say what will eventually happen.
REGARDING:
“No two people can run on the same ticket that are homesteaded in the same state.”
Homesteaded?
They can, but electoral votes are restricted.
The Twelfth:
“The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves;”
So if they were both from Florida, none of Florida’s 30 electors could vote of the 538. If both were from Vermont, none of Vermont’s 3 could vote.
REGARDING:
“the Democrats are so against Trump and have all thee “Trumped up” accusations”
Yep. We accuse him I’m many of the crimes he has already committed and several of the crimes he says he wishes he could commit (like send our military into Mexico to conquer them).
David for better people
Last winter I spent a couple months in Escambia County to avoid the Nebraska winter. I never saw so many DeSantis signs. They were everywhere. I am a Trump supporter because the Democrats are so against Trump and have all thee “Trumped up” accusations. I will be glad to vote Trump/DeSanntis or Trump/ Hailey!
Stephen/ Look around WashingtonDC and Atlanta ; do laws or rules really matter anymore ?
A.W. / No two people can run on the same ticket that are homesteaded in the same state.
Amen John Locke Amen…DeSantis just talks the game and has done absolutely nothing for the average Floridian…I agree with all of your talking points but it does not matter…most of the voters here only care that he is a Republican ULTRA conservative, not that he actually produces anything… dont believe me…look at Matt Gaetz who is a laughing stock in Congress and has one of the worst voting records of any Senator and until recently had never brought a bill before Congress…but we keep voting him in because he talks the talk… we dont care if he actually accomplishes anything..it is crazy.
Trump/DeSantis 2024 that’s been the plan all along.Finally a ticket we can all get behind.A.W.Thompson Mosquito Flats,Fl.
What has DeSantis done to improve FL? I’m genuinely curious as a born-and-raised Pensacola resident that, unlike many, HAS lived in other states.
What has he done about homeowner’s insurance? Or rising insurance costs in general? What has he done to curb rising housing costs? Why does he spend millions of our taxpayer dollars to fly migrants from OTHER states to the states of his political enemies?
I can’t figure it out. Are people confusing his weird culture war against whatever he deems “woke” as actual progress on actual issues that Floridians are facing? I know the SEC is popular here, but people’s lives and livelihoods are not a political college football game.
Welcome home Governor. Definitely glad to have him back to continue making this the Greatest State in the U.S. He is THE BEST Governor Florida has ever had. If you have recently transferred from another state and don’t like our Governor, you are free to move to another state where the living is different and difficult. We have a great state…so stay and enjoy the blessings of the Florida lifestyle.
Desantis is better off helping Florida flourish. Happy to have him here for the foreseeable future. If you dont like him, you can leave or vote. Most out of state transplants hate him while they live in the state of luxury
If Biden is the alternative, he could endorse Donald Duck ; Donald has my vote .
Oh happy day.remember who to vote for when u buy gas an groceries.we can’t keep going like we going.no build back better is here.
@John Locke
Just exactly how is he ruining Florida. One of the top states in population growth, a very vibrant economy especially during the “pandemic”, preserving our individual freedoms, etc.
No, what is ruining Florida is all the folks fleeing their Blue States and then coming here with their “woke” mentality and trying to implement exactly what they were leaving. How long have you lived in Florida? I have most of my life except when I left to serve our great country.
Good move Governor Desantis. With your backbone and knowledge or how the swamp works. Maybe next time “Ud be De MAN”. Just saying
Good run Governor! You will make a fine President one day. For now we are glad to have you here in Florida.
Ron started out ok, then stabbed Fl small businesses in the back. But fortunately he has now been devoured by his own ego and is history.
Finally, he can get back to his primary focus: ruining Florida for the foreseeable future.
Now we have a winning ticket.A.W. Thompson