Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his 2024 presidential campaign Sunday after finishing a distant second in the Iowa caucuses last Monday.
“Nobody worked harder, and we left it all out on the field. Now, following our second-place finish in Iowa, we prayed and deliberated on the way forward. If there was anything I could do to produce a favorable outcome—more campaign stops, more interviews—I would do it,” DeSantis said. “But I can’t ask our supporters to volunteer their time and donate their resources [when] we don’t have a clear path to victory. Accordingly, I am today suspending my campaign.”
The Florida governor endorsed former President Donald Trump in the Republican primary.
“It’s clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance,” DeSantis said. “They watched his presidency get stymied by…
