Vivek Ramaswamy drops out of 2024 US presidential race, endorses Donald Trump

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Washington, Jan 16, 2024: Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur, running for the White House, dropped out of the race on Tuesday and decided to back former US president Donald Trump. The Republican’s decision to drop out of the race for the White House came after a disappointing finish in Iowa’s leadoff caucuses.

 

“As of this moment we are going to suspend this presidential campaign. There’s no path for me to be the next president absent things that we don’t want to see happen in this country,” Ramaswamy said.

“I called Donald Trump to tell him I congratulate him on his victory, and now going forward he will have my full endorsement for the president,” he further added.

Ramaswamy earlier praised Trump as “the best president of the 21st century”. However, he urged that Republicans should back “fresh legs” and “take our America First agenda to the next level”.

Ramaswamy spoke to reporters and supporters at the Surety Hotel in Des Moines and livestreamed the caucus night press conference. Dozens of supporters thronged the Republican presidential candidate, as seen in the video livestreamed on X, and urged him to keep working for the people. Some of his supporters were visibly emotional and assured him that they would keep supporting him.