Donald Trump ‘honored’ by Ron DeSantis’ endorsement after dropping out of race

Donald Trump mentioned he is “honored” after Ron DeSantis backed him when he stop the 2024 Presidential Race.

Just an hour after DeSantis left, leaving Trump and Nikki Haley to battle it out, Trump, who did not like DeSantis and spent hundreds to beat him, mentioned he was “honored” that DeSantis supported him when he left the race.

Trump’s crew mentioned: “With only a few days left until President Donald J. Trump’s victory in New Hampshire, we are honored by the endorsement from Governor Ron DeSantis and so many other former presidential candidates.”

They additionally mentioned: “It is now time for all Republicans to rally behind President Trump to defeat Crooked Joe Biden and finish his disastrous presidency.”

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Even although Trump typically calls DeSantis ‘DeSanctimonious,’ he took the excessive street and accepted the help properly – for now.

When requested if he thought he’d win after DeSantis dropped out, Trump simply shrugged and smiled whereas everybody cheered ‘USA! USA!’

DeSantis shared a video saying he is executed along with his marketing campaign however regardless that he and Trump do not all the time agree, Trump can be higher than Joe Biden.

“It’s clear to me {that a} majority of Republican major voters need to give Donald Trump one other likelihood,” DeSantis shared on X, beforehand often known as Twitter.

Earlier, it appeared like Trump had foreseen his rival’s departure in a publish on Truth Social. “I should get 100% of the vote because it is a CAUCUS,” Trump penned, earlier than utilizing the possibility to criticise his opponents. “After looking at the Polls, Ron and Nikki both dropped out. Then, off to South Carolina, where we will WIN BIG!”

Trump’s messages can generally be exhausting to know. He was suggesting that DeSantis and Haley would stop after the following major – which just about got here true when DeSantis introduced he’d be leaving earlier than the New Hampshire major, backing Trump as a substitute.

DeSantis was all the time trailing behind Trump within the polls, however his hopes have been seemingly dashed after the Iowa caucus. After coming third, DeSantis selected to skip campaigning in New Hampshire and head to South Carolina – however issues did not go as deliberate.

Despite the trouble and marketing campaign in South Carolina, their primary political leaders have already endorsed Trump, effectively forward of their major.

On Saturday, McMaster and Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette have been among the many South Carolina leaders heading to New Hampshire to seem with Trump at a rally there. Sen. Tim Scott, one other South Carolinian, endorsed Trump at a New Hampshire occasion on Friday night time.

Between the cash spent by Trump’s marketing campaign and incomes the nickname ‘DeSanctimonious’ – his opponent’s assaults appear to have derailed the as soon as intimidating politician.

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