Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ announcement Sunday that he would withdraw from the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination and support former president and current front-runner Donald Trump sparked reactions conservative political and Christian leaders.
DeSantis’ departure comes as his campaign I spent a lot of time in Iowa.which earned him a second place in the Iowa caucuses last weekwhere he received 21% support compared to 51% for Trump and 19% for former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley.
“Now, after our second-place finish in Iowa, we have prayed and deliberated about the path forward,” DeSantis said in a video. announcement.
“If I could do anything to get a favorable outcome, more campaign stops, more interviews, I would.”
“But I cannot ask our supporters to donate their time and resources. We do not have a clear path to victory. As a result, I am suspending my campaign today.”
The Florida governor said it was “clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance,” adding that “Trump is superior to the current incumbent, Joe Biden.”
“He has my support because we cannot return to the old Republican guard of yesteryear, nor repackage a form of reheated corporatism that Nikki Haley represents,” DeSantis said.
Here are four reactions from prominent conservative Christians in response to DeSantis’ announcement.
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