Controversial Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has ended his 2024 Republican presidential campaign.
The news comes after DeSantis failed to overtake his rival, Donald Trump, in polling or the early vote, ABC News reported.
DeSantis made the announcement in a video shared on X Sunday, with just 48 hours until voting in New Hampshire’s primary, the second state in the nominating race.
“We don’t have a clear path to victory,” DeSantis said in the video before endorsing Trump, a primary opponent whom he has increasingly criticized on the trail.
It’s clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance. … 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. That is clear,” DeSantis said. “I signed a pledge to support the Republican nominee and I will honor that pledge.”
Trump now faces one remaining challenger for the GOP nomination: Nikki Haley, his former U.N. ambassador.
