Trump Campaign Reacts to DeSantis Departure

‘We are honored by the endorsement from Gov. Ron DeSantis and so many other former presidential candidates,’ the statement says.

FILE - This combination of photos shows Republican presidential candidates Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking at the Christians United For Israel (CUFI) Summit 2023 on July 17, 2023, in Arlington, Va., left, and former President Donald Trump speaking at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., June 13, 2023, right. AP Photo, File

Former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign reacted to the news of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s departure from the 2024 race in an email sent out to supporters.

Mr. DeSantis, after failing to achieve the upset he hoped for in Iowa, on Jan. 21 announced in a post on X that he was leaving the race and endorsing President Trump for the GOP nomination over former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, who remains in the race.