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BREAKING: Another GOP Candidate Exits 2024 Race, Endorses Trump

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California’s conservative talk radio legend Larry Elder has officially announced he has bowed out gracefully from the 2024 GOP presidential race and will no longer seek the party’s nomination. Furthermore, the well-respected conservative voice offered an enthusiastic endorsement of former President and 2024 GOP frontrunner Donald J. Trump.

In an announcement posted to X late on Thursday, Elder wrote, “Honored to have just met with @realDonaldTrump to lend him my endorsement for President. I am grateful for the support I received from so many of you across the country.”

Elder, 71 has graced the Los Angeles airwaves on and off since 1993 and launched an unsuccessful attempt to unseat Newsom in 2021 through a recall election. With renewed national recognition through the gubernatorial race, Elder threw his hat into the  presidential ring in April, but struggled to attain significant fundraising and was left on the sidelines by the RNC’s first two primary debates.

As previously reported by Trending Politics, the RNC “required candidates to hit at least 1% in three national polls or in a mix of national and early state polls recognized by the committee and have accrued 40,000 individual donors to their campaigns from at least 200 unique donors per state in 20 or more states.”

Elder vocally fought the restriction with his ‘Let Larry Debate‘ campaign but was unable to close the gap.

Regarding Trump, he wrote in a posted statement,

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“Now that I am exiting the race, I am proud to announce my endorsement of Donald Trump for President of the United States. His leadership has been instrumental in advancing conservative, America-first principles and policies that have benefitted our great nation. We must unite behind Donald Trump to beat Joe Biden and fight back against Biden’s unprecedented election interference and the left’s destruction of America.”

Elder added, “Although I am suspending my campaign for president, my commitment to addressing the crisis of fatherlessness, promoting conservative ideals, and supporting the MAGA movement remains unwavering. I will continue to work tirelessly to advocate for the issues that matter most to the American people.”

As of this report, Trump has yet to respond publicly to the endorsement from Elder.

In posts to both TruthSocial and X where Elder has posted his statement, his decision appears to be largely well received, with many thanking him for his unique voice in the race, commending his effort and his decision to unite behind Trump.



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