Ron DeSantis drops out of 2024 presidential race

Governor of Florida, Republican Ron DeSantis has ended his election campaign, dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. DeSantis posted a video on this on his X page. The politician called on his supporters to cast their votes for Donald Trump.

With 21% of the votes, DeSantis finished second in the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 15, trailing former U.S. President Donald Trump. The latter got 51% of the votes.

DeSantis was seen in 2023 as Donald Trump’s chief rival for the unified Republican candidate in the upcoming presidential elections.