DeSantis Calls Out Haley After Failure to Endorse Trump

GOP candidates are required to sign a loyalty pledge stating they would back the final candidate for the 2024 presidential race.

Republican presidential candidates Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (L) and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) participate in CNN's GOP presidential primary debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 10, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has criticized Nikki Haley for not endorsing former President Donald Trump as she exited the 2024 presidential race.

Republican Party candidates for the 2024 race are required to sign a loyalty pledge in order to take part in debates. The pledge required they support any person nominated by the party as the final candidate. All GOP candidates who participated in the debates, including Ms. Haley, signed it. “I signed the pledge. And you sign the pledge saying that you’re going to not take your ball and go home. And so I honored the pledge, and she’s going to have to make a decision about whether she wants to or not,” Mr. DeSantis said in a March 6 interview with Newsmax while talking about Ms. Haley’s endorsement.