As of: January 22, 2024, 7:05 a.m
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Ron DeSantis is withdrawing his candidacy for his party's candidacy in the upcoming election for US President.
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The governor of Florida withdraws his presidential bid.
In the future he wants to support former President Trump.
Update from January 22nd, 7:00 a.m.:
After Ron DeSantis dropped out of the Republican candidacy for the 2024 US election, the remaining candidates are now reacting.
It is now time “for all Republicans to rally behind President Trump” to defeat incumbent Joe Biden in the November presidential election and end his “disastrous presidency,” Trump’s campaign team said.
The ex-president himself attacked his rival Haley as a “globalist” during a campaign appearance in New Hampshire.
Haley, in turn, told supporters in the state in the northeast of the United States that the field of applicants now only consists of “a guy and a lady.”
Voters will have to decide whether they want “more of the same or something new,” the former UN ambassador added.
The former governor of the state of South Carolina is hoping for the votes of all those conservative voters who have had enough of Trump.
US election campaign: Trump competitor DeSantis gives up
First report:
Washington DC – Republican and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis dropped out of the race for the US presidency on Sunday evening.
DeSantis announced his decision in a video on the platform X (formerly Twitter).
After the recent primary election in the US state of Iowa, he no longer sees a “clear path to victory” and is therefore withdrawing his presidential candidacy.
US election campaign: DeSantis drops out of presidential race and supports Trump
DeSantis further stated that he wanted to support former President Donald Trump as the election campaign continued.
The majority of Republican voters in the primaries want to give them another chance, said the 45-year-old.
DeSantis added that he had "some differences of opinion" with Trump, for example with regard to the corona pandemic, but the ex-president is "better than the current incumbent Joe Biden."
After Trump's success in Iowa - DeSantis quits
Trump confirmed his favorite status for his party's presidential nomination on Monday with a clear victory in the first Republican primary in Iowa.
He won 51 percent of the vote, well ahead of DeSantis, who came in second with 21 percent.
He was followed by former US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, who received 19 percent of the vote.
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The next primary election will take place on Tuesday in the state of New Hampshire.
The winner of the nationwide Republican primary will then challenge incumbent Biden of the Democratic Party in the presidential election on November 5th.