2016 GOP Candidate Says He’s Endorsing Trump

Former 2016 candidate Ben Carson endorsed former President Donald Trump.

Then-2016 Republican presidential candidates (L-R) John Kasich, Mike Huckabee, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, Ted Cruz, Chris Christie, and Rand Paul at the CNBC Republican presidential debate at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo., on Oct. 28, 2015. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill

Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, a brain surgeon who ran for president in 2016, on Sunday endorsed former President Donald Trump for president.

“Our nation is in desperate need of strong leadership. A President who fights for the American people, our freedoms, our safety, and our future,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday. “Donald J. Trump is that leader and I am proud to give him my full endorsement for President of the United States today. Join me in this fight to Make America Great Again!”