Florida Governor and Republican candidate for presidency Ron DeSantis ceased his bid for the White House Sunday as he could not garner support from the supporters of other contenders, terming that there is “no clear path to victory”.
He also said that he is endorsing former President Donald Trump in his struggle for the White House.
The 45-year-old was considered as a powerful voice against the former president’s election campaign that he started in May last year. His online appearance at the beginning was marred by the glitches he encountered on the Twitter space — the platform now called X.
Donald Trump secured a landslide victory in Iowa last Tuesday, with 51% of Republicans choosing the four-time indicted over DeSantis, who secured 21%, and Haley 19%.
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
– Winston Churchill pic.twitter.com/ECoR8YeiMm
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) January 21, 2024
Ron DeSantis said on X: “Now, following our second-place finish in Iowa, we’ve prayed and deliberated on the way forward,” the Florida Governor said, adding that “if there was anything I could do to produce a favorable outcome, more campaign stops, more interviews, I would do it.”
The announcement came less than two days before the New Hampshire primary, where polls showed DeSantis far behind ex-president Trump and former UN ambassador Nikki Haley.
