Following Monday’s Iowa caucus, Republican presidential nominee Vivek Ramaswamy dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed former President Donald Trump.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Ramaswamy announced he would end his 2024 presidential campaign after a disappointing result in Iowa’s Republican caucuses.
“So proud of our team. Press conference at 10:15 CT at Surety Hotel in Des Moines. We will livestream on X,” Ramaswamy wrote on X.
In his live stream Ramaswamy announced his support for Trump, adding that “we’re gonna do the right thing for this country.”
“As I’ve said since the beginning, there are two America first candidates in this race and I called Donald Trump to tell him that. I congratulated him on his victory and now going forward he will have my full endorsement for the presidency, and I think we’re gonna do the right thing for this country,” Ramaswamy said.
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Ramaswamy, a biotech entrepreneur, tried to emphasize “America First” policies on his campaign trail, a stance that has proven popular with supporters of Trump.
In his livestream on X, Ramaswamy said he is “very concerned” about what this year has in store and hopes his Republican presidential counterparts, Florida Governor Ron Desantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, follow in his footsteps to drop out and endorse Trump.
Despite dropping out, Ramaswamy poured millions of dollars of his own money into the campaign and held the most public campaign events out of all of his GOP rivals, including over 300 in Iowa, hitting all 99 counties in the state.
This is a breaking story and will be updated with additional information.
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