At a campaign rally in Wildwood, New Jersey, on Saturday, former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trum</a>p received an endorsement from Hall of Fame NFL linebacker Lawrence Taylor, who announced the Democratic Party had fumbled his support.
&#8220;I just wanted to say I grew up a Democrat and I’ve always been a Democrat until I met this man right here,&#8221; Taylor <a href="https://twitter.com/c3pmeme/status/1789440911090257971?s=46&amp;t=o-U3qwC25WnWaylJ0oeG7Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the crowd, referring to Trump. And I tell you what, he will not have to worry nobody in my family ever voting for a Democrat again.&#8221;
As cheers erupted, Taylor stepped aside and embraced Trump, who wore one of his red &#8220;Make America Great Again&#8221; hats. Taylor&#8217;s former New York Giants teammate, Ottis Anderson, walked up to the microphone and spoke.
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BREAKING: Trump Brings NFL Legends Lawrence Taylor and Ottis Anderson Up on Stage in New Jersey: “I grew up a Democrat and I’ve always been a Democrat until I met this man right here.” WATCH <a href="https://t.co/nRKzxIrU0J">pic.twitter.com/nRKzxIrU0J</a>
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&#8220;Don’t you just love that guy? I tell you it has been a very exciting day. You guys, not one person left here. You’re still here yelling and screaming,&#8221; he said. &#8220;So my word is: Wildwood, are you in the house? I can’t hear you. Wildwood, are you in the house? Thank you guys for all your support.&#8221;
Chants of &#8220;U.S.A.&#8221; rang out among the attendees as the NFL legends, both two-time Super Bowl champions, walked off the stage. Trump then complimented the &#8220;two great guys.&#8221;
The event took place in South New Jersey, on the Jersey Shore, and featured Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), who in 2019 <a href="https://apnews.com/article/9c058c6123efdc75bc3919936309e6b5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that he was leaving the Democratic Party and declared his support of Trump during the first impeachment effort against the former president.
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North Dakota Republican Governor Doug Burgum, a former 2024 rival to Trump who is now <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-surrounds-himself-with-potential-vps-at-mar-a-lago" target="_blank" rel="noopener">under consideration</a> to be his running mate, also made an appearance at the rally.
Up to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-draws-up-to-100k-supporters-at-rally-in-deep-blue-state?topStoryPosition=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">100,000 people</a> attended, a Wildwood spokeswoman told the Associated Press.
During his remarks, Trump claimed that New Jersey — which he lost in the 2016 and 2020 elections — was a state in which he could emerge victorious in the 2024 contest.
&#8220;As you can see today, we&#8217;re expanding the electoral map because we are going to officially play in the state of New Jersey,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://twitter.com/MAGAIncWarRoom/status/1789422161502875973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;We&#8217;re going to win the state of New Jersey.&#8221;
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Former NFL football player Lawrence Taylor

NFL Hall Of Famer Says Trump Converted Him From Dem Party

2024 Election

Donald Trump

Elections

Endorsement

New Jersey

Politics

Sports

After endorsing President Joe Biden&#8217;s run against former President Donald Trump in 2020, actor and WWE star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dwayne-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dwayne Johnson</a> said he will not throw public support behind the president in the 2024 election.
&#8220;The Rock&#8221; told &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends&#8221; Friday morning that while he thought endorsing Biden in 2020 was &#8220;the best decision for me at that time,&#8221; he&#8217;s now unhappy with the current state of the U.S.
&#8220;Am I happy with the state of America right now? Well, that answer is no,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;Do I believe we&#8217;re going to get better? I believe in that. I&#8217;m an optimistic guy.&#8221;
&#8220;The endorsement that I made years ago with Biden was one that I thought was the best decision for me at that time,&#8221; he added. &#8220;And I thought back then &#8230; &#8216;Hey, I&#8217;m in this position where I have some influence,&#8217; &#8230; and I felt like that then that it&#8217;s my job to exercise my influence and share with [people] this is who I&#8217;m going to endorse. Am I going to do that again this year? That answer is no.&#8221;
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&mdash; Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1776230142404162011?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The Rock&#8217;s comments to Fox News come months after he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-rock-says-hollywood-friends-dont-support-biden-but-loyal-to-democratic-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> he has friends in Hollywood who do not support Biden but remain loyal to the Democratic Party.
“Dude, it’s the craziest thing. I have friends who support [former President Donald] Trump,” Johnson told podcast host Joe Rogan. “I have friends who support [President Joe] Biden.”
Rogan then interrupted and asked Johnson to clarify if he “really” has “friends who support Biden,” and Johnson replied, “No.”
“Oh no, no, no, no, no &#8230; That’s a good check because that’s important. This is important context. … I have friends who are loyal to the [Democratic] Party,” he added.
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Johnson, who considers himself an independent and &#8220;centrist,&#8221; <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dwayne-johnson-the-rock-joe-biden-kamala-harris-endorsement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsed</a> Biden and Kamala Harris in September 2020 in what he said was his &#8220;first ever public presidential endorsement.&#8221;
&#8220;As a political independent and centrist for many years, I&#8217;ve voted for Democrats in the past and as well as Republican[s],&#8221; Johnson wrote on social media. &#8220;In this critical election, I believe Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the best to lead our country, and as my first ever (public) Presidential endorsement, I proudly endorse them for the presidential office of our United States.&#8221;
The actor appeared in a video chat with Biden and Harris to announce his endorsement.
&#8220;You guys are obviously experienced to lead,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;Joe, you&#8217;ve done some great things. You&#8217;ve had such an incredible career. You&#8217;ve led in my opinion with great compassion and heart and drive, but also soul.&#8221;
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Thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheRock</a> for your support at this critical moment for our nation.
You said it best: This election is about earning the respect of the American people. It’s about decency. It’s about electing leaders who tell the truth.
Thanks again, DJ. Next time we’re talking cars. <a href="https://t.co/V5kHR5fQbe">pic.twitter.com/V5kHR5fQbe</a>
&mdash; Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1310198997202632711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 27, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Says He’s Unhappy With State Of America, Will Not Endorse Biden Again

Joe Biden

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis criticized former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley this week for not endorsing former President Donald Trump in her <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nikki-haley-drops-out-does-not-endorse-trump">speech</a> announcing that she was dropping out of the Republican Party presidential primary.
DeSantis, who was Trump&#8217;s top challenger for most of the primary season until he dropped out of the race after a second-place finish in Iowa, made the remarks Wednesday night during a Newsmax interview with Eric Bolling.
&#8220;I signed the pledge and you signed the pledge saying that you&#8217;re gonna not take your ball and go home,&#8221; DeSantis said. &#8220;And so I honored the pledge, and she&#8217;s gonna have to make a decision about whether she wants to or not, but the idea that somehow circumstances have changed, I think we all knew what we were doing when we did that, and you got to make a judgment about whether that&#8217;s meaningful to you.&#8221;
&#8220;And so for me, I tell people, you know, if I say I&#8217;m going to do something, I&#8217;m going to do it,&#8221; he added.
DeSantis also weighed in on Haley&#8217;s strategy during the race, saying she &#8220;waged a campaign on the idea that you can somehow win the Republican nomination for president by getting the votes of mostly just non-Republicans.&#8221;
&#8220;And that just doesn&#8217;t work. And we saw that play out in Iowa,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And I said at the time that she didn&#8217;t have a pathway. So I&#8217;m glad we&#8217;re all through that process. And, you know, now we&#8217;re in a situation where Republicans are staring down the barrel of a President Biden, who&#8217;s clearly not up to the job. &#8230; If you compare him to 2020, to now, I mean, the guy has clearly slowed down dramatically, his policies have not worked. So now&#8217;s the time for that to be the focus.&#8221;
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GOP Presidential Candidates Nikki Haley And Ron DeSantis Participate In Primary Debate Ahead Of Iowa Caucus

DeSantis Blasts Haley For Not Endorsing Trump: ‘You Signed The Pledge’

DeSantis Blasts Haley For Not Endorsing Trump: 'You Signed The Pledge'

Nikki Haley

Republicans

Ron DeSantis

U.S.

The second-ranking <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate</a> Republican <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/endorsement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsed</a> former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> on Sunday as Trump&#8217;s delegate lead over GOP rival <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nikki-haley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nikki Haley</a> continues to grow, paving the way toward a 2020 rematch against President Joe Biden.
Sen. John Thune (R-SD), who is the minority whip, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/john-thune-endorses-trump-2024-republican-primary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared his decision with Fox News</a> after Trump emerged victorious in the GOP primary in Haley&#8217;s home state of South Carolina by <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/02/24/us/elections/results-south-carolina-republican-primary.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">roughly 20 points</a> this weekend.
&#8220;The primary results in South Carolina make clear that Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee for president in this year’s pivotal presidential election,&#8221; Thune said. &#8220;The choice before the American people is crystal clear: It’s Donald Trump or Joe Biden.&#8221;
Following Haley&#8217;s defeat on Saturday in South Carolina, where she served as governor before a stint as Trump&#8217;s U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Haley told supporters she was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-labels-chief-expresses-interest-in-haley-joining-ticket" target="_blank" rel="noopener">not ready to bow out of the race</a> as other leading GOP challengers have done.
With the completion of contests in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, the Virgin Islands and South Carolina, Trump <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/us/elections/republican-primary-delegates-tracker-calendar.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has 107 delegates</a> while Haley has 17. A candidate needs 1,215 delegates to win the nomination.
Trump has secured endorsements from more than half of the Republicans in the Senate. And he has endorsements from at least 132 House Republicans — including <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-2-house-republican-scalise-endorses-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">top members of their leadership</a> — and 11 governors, <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3942482-2024-gop-primary-endorsements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to The Hill&#8217;s tracker</a>.
Haley has endorsements from Rep. <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/02/23/trump-nikki-haley-ralph-norman-00142431" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ralph Norman</a> (R-SC) as well as Govs. Phil Scott (R-VT) and Chris Sununu (R-NH). She has no endorsements in the Senate.
Thune follows Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-barrasso-becomes-20th-gop-senator-to-endorse-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Barrasso</a> (R-WY), the No. 3 GOP lawmaker in the upper chamber, in backing Trump. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is the only one within the Senate&#8217;s <a href="https://www.senate.gov/senators/leadership.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">top three members</a> of Republican leadership who had not endorsed Trump as of press time. Thune previously backed Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), who has since suspended his 2024 campaign and endorsed Trump.
&#8220;I support former President Trump&#8217;s campaign to win the presidency, and I intend to do everything I can to see that he has a Republican majority in the Senate working with him to restore American strength at home and abroad,&#8221; Thune said.
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&#8220;Together we must put an end to the disastrous Biden-Schumer agenda,&#8221; he added, alluding to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). &#8220;Our country cannot endure another four years of Bidenomics, continued lawlessness at our southern border, and American weakness on the global stage.&#8221;

Sen. John Thune (R-SD)

2nd-Ranking GOP Senator Thune Endorses Trump

Mitch McConnell

U.S. Senate

Former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/arkansas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arkansas</a> Republican Gov. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/asa-hutchinson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Asa Hutchinson</a>, who dropped out of the 2024 White House race last week, endorsed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nikki-haley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nikki Haley</a> for president this weekend.
A post to X from Hutchinson, a former congressman who served in roles in George W. Bush&#8217;s administration prior to becoming governor, argued that the frontrunner, former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>, would not bring the country together in a politically charged environment.
&#8220;Anyone who believes Donald Trump will unite this country has been asleep over the last 8 years. Trump intentionally tries to divide America and will continue to do so. Go [Haley] in New Hampshire,&#8221; Hutchinson <a href="https://twitter.com/AsaHutchinson/status/1748810875777978750" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on Saturday</a>.
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Anyone who believes Donald Trump will unite this country has been asleep over the last 8 years. Trump intentionally tries to divide America and will continue to do so. Go <a href="https://twitter.com/NikkiHaley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NikkiHaley</a> in New Hampshire. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FITN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FITN</a>
&mdash; Gov. Asa Hutchinson (@AsaHutchinson) <a href="https://twitter.com/AsaHutchinson/status/1748810875777978750?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Last week, Trump won the Iowa caucuses while Haley came in third place, right behind Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.  Hutchinson, who finished a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/01/15/us/elections/results-iowa-caucus.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">distant sixth place</a> in Iowa and got no delegates, suspended his campaign soon afterward and applauded Trump for his victory.
“I congratulate Donald J. Trump for his win last night in Iowa and to the other candidates who competed and garnered delegate support,” Hutchinson <a href="https://twitter.com/brianneDMR/status/1747283577924927559">said</a>.  “Today, I am suspending my campaign for President and driving back to Arkansas. My message of being a principled Republican with experience and telling the truth about the current front runner did not sell in Iowa.&#8221;
Hutchinson made headlines in the days that followed after the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/democratic-national-committee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Democratic National Committee (DNC)</a> dismayed people in the &#8220;Never Trump&#8221; crowd with a statement saying, &#8220;This news comes as a shock to those of us who could&#8217;ve sworn he had already dropped out.&#8221; The White House followed suit by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-white-house-apologizes-to-hutchinson-for-dnc-swipe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issuing an apology</a> to Hutchinson.
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New Hampshire&#8217;s GOP primary is next on Tuesday, where polling shows Trump in the lead but Haley catching up as the day nears. As of Sunday, the RealClearPolitics <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/republican-primary/2024/new-hampshire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">average of polls shows</a> Trump with 50.3% support and Haley getting 35.5%. The <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/republican-primary/2024/south-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">polls in South Carolina</a>, which has its GOP primary on February 24, so far show Trump with a bigger advantage over Haley. DeSantis rounds out the top three in polls for both states.
Though Haley has the endorsement of New Hampshire GOP Governor Chris Sununu, Trump has the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/arkansas-gov-sarah-sanders-endorses-trump-at-florida-rally-everybodys-favorite-president" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsement</a> of current Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who served as his press secretary in the White House. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), another former rival who dropped out of the 2024 race, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sen-tim-scott-endorses-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> his support for Trump on Friday.
&#8220;We need a president who will close our southern border. We need a president today who will stop the crime in the streets. We need Donald Trump! That is why I am officially endorsing Donald J. Trump for President of the United States,&#8221; Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/votetimscott/status/1748538432895230061" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X after he appeared with Trump at a campaign event in New Hampshire.

Republican Presidential Candidates Attend The 3rd Annual MMM Tailgate Celebration In Iowa City

Hutchinson Backs Haley Ahead Of New Hampshire Primary

Asa Hutchinson

New Hampshire

Former Maryland GOP Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/larry-hogan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Larry Hogan</a> endorsed former South Carolina Governor and United Nations Ambassador <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nikki-haley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nikki Haley</a> for president on the eve of the Iowa caucuses, calling her the &#8220;best possible candidate&#8221; for the Republican Party in November.
Hogan told CNN on Sunday that he thinks &#8220;it&#8217;s pretty clear&#8221; that former President Donald Trump will win Iowa — as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/iowa-gop-caucus-all-the-final-polls" target="_blank" rel="noopener">polling leading up to</a> the first-in-the-nation caucuses has indicated. &#8220;So it&#8217;s really about the fight for second place,&#8221; Hogan said.
Florida Governor &#8220;Ron DeSantis has put all the marbles on Iowa and spent all of his time and money and seems to be going in the wrong direction. I think Nikki Haley&#8217;s got all the momentum. And what this race is really all about is to try to nominate the strongest possible nominee for November,&#8221; he continued.
Over the past several months, <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/republican-primary/2024/iowa-caucus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RealClearPolitics (RCP) shows Haley&#8217;s polling average</a> gradually ticked up to second place at 18.8% over the 15.7% for DeSantis. Some of the most recent polls have shown her with an edge over DeSantis, while other surveys indicate a dead heat between Haley and DeSantis. Haley&#8217;s hold on second place is even stronger in New Hampshire, where her <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/republican-primary/2024/new-hampshire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RCP polling average sits at 29.3%,</a> 14.2 points behind Trump.
&#8220;I&#8217;m convinced that the momentum is with Nikki Haley, that she has the potential of moving into second place, although it be at a distant second place, which gives her momentum heading into New Hampshire,&#8221; Hogan said, adding that Haley could possibly win the Granite State, &#8220;which would put her in a much better position when she moves into her home state of South Carolina.&#8221;
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Hogan, who recently stoked speculation about a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-11/larry-hogan-steps-down-from-no-labels-fueling-talk-of-2024-run" target="_blank" rel="noopener">potential third-party bid</a> following his <a href="https://apnews.com/article/larry-hogan-no-labels-president-554bf06459270be3b62724ede6fc8099" target="_blank" rel="noopener">departure</a> from the No Labels group, declared his belief in Haley&#8217;s chances to win the GOP nomination in the days after another Republican, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-christie-drops-out-of-2024-presidential-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dropped out</a> of the race.
&#8220;I have been saying since last spring when I made the decision not to run that I really did not want to see a multi-car pile-up that would just enable Donald Trump,&#8221; Hogan said. &#8220;I think we want to have the strongest possible nominee in November.&#8221;
Hogan appeared to reference <a href="https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/WSJ_Poll_Dec_2023.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a Wall Street Journal poll</a> released in December showing Haley with a 17-point advantage over President Joe Biden, who is seeking re-election, while Biden facing off against Trump or DeSantis was a much closer race. Other <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-desantis-haley-would-all-beat-biden-new-poll-finds">recent polling</a> indicates that the Journal survey was an outlier and that the gaps among the three candidates are much slimmer.
&#8220;So, yes, I think it&#8217;s time for the party to get behind Nikki Haley,&#8221; Hogan said. &#8220;My friend Chris Christie dropped out of the race in New Hampshire. I appreciate his effort. But I believe that Nikki Haley is the strongest chance for us to put forth our best possible candidate for November.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-desantis-haley-would-all-beat-biden-new-poll-finds">RELATED: Trump, DeSantis, Haley Would All Beat Biden, New Poll Finds</a>

Then-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan

Larry Hogan Endorses Nikki Haley For President

2024 Primaries

Iowa

Iowa Caucuses

Larry Hogan

Republican Primary

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/north-dakota" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Dakota</a> Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/doug-burgum" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Doug Burgum</a>, who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/doug-burgum-suspends-2024-presidential-campaign" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suspended</a> his White House bid early last month, endorsed former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> on the eve of the first-in-the-nation <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/iowa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iowa</a> caucuses.
Standing on the stage in Indianola flanked by his wife, Kathryn, and Trump, Burgum contended on Sunday that Iowa and North Dakota are &#8220;heartland states&#8221; that were &#8220;respected&#8221; during the Trump administration that wanted to see them thrive as opposed to &#8220;being regulated out of business.&#8221;
The United States needs to take a &#8220;180 degree change in the direction&#8221; that President Joe Biden is leading the country, Burgum added. He said Biden has been &#8220;wrong&#8221; on the economy, energy, and national security.
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After touting some of Trump&#8217;s work in office, including cutting red tape &#8220;like no president has ever done before,&#8221; Burgum predicted that Trump will &#8220;deliver energy dominance&#8221; in a second term.
&#8220;Under President Trump, America was safe and prosperous. And tomorrow when you caucus, you have an opportunity to send a message to the nation and send a message to the world: that Donald J. Trump will make America great again,&#8221; Burgum concluded.
Heading into the GOP Iowa caucuses on Monday, Trump boasts <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/iowa-gop-caucus-all-the-final-polls" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a commanding lead</a> over his remaining GOP rivals in the state despite facing a flurry of criminal cases and ballot access challenges.
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Trump&#8217;s remaining rivals include Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former United Nations Ambassador and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, and Texas pastor Ryan Binkley.
Burgum suggested during his remarks on Sunday that he would be the first presidential primary candidate to endorse Trump this election cycle, but fellow long-shot GOP hopeful Larry Elder <a href="https://apnews.com/article/larry-elder-drops-out-presidential-race-a3d3665cd50d1e0d2071ab8800075482#:~:text=Radio%20host%20Larry%20Elder%20ends%20Republican%20presidential%20campaign%20and%20endorses%20Donald%20Trump&amp;text=Conservative%20talk%20radio%20host%20Larry,sought%20to%20replace%20California%20Gov." target="_blank" rel="noopener">did just that</a> when he ended his campaign in October, <a href="https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/days-after-suspending-his-presidential-campaign-perry-johnson-endorses-trump-for-2024/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as did</a> Michigan businessman Perry Johnson that same month.
Last week, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-christie-drops-out-of-2024-presidential-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">became the latest</a> GOP hopeful to drop out of the 2024 race. He took the opposite approach to Trump than did Burgum.
“I am going to make sure that in no way do I enable Donald Trump to ever be president of the United States again,” Christie said. “And that’s more important than my own personal ambitions.”

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum with former President Donald Trump

Trump Gets Endorsement From Burgum, Former 2024 Rival, On Eve Of Iowa Caucuses

Doug Burgum

Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), the third highest-ranking Republican in the Senate, threw his support behind former President Donald Trump on Tuesday night, becoming the <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/09/senate-republican-barrasso-backs-trump-00134701" target="_blank" rel="noopener">20th GOP senator</a> to endorse the leading Republican candidate. 
Barrasso, the Senate GOP chairman, <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/111729361649685343" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday that “the country was much better off under President Trump.” 
“When President Trump was in office, we had the best economy in my lifetime … we had energy independence, our enemies feared us, and we had a secure border,” Barrasso added. “And now under Joe Biden, we have high prices, we have a wide-open border. What’s happened at the border, the surrender at the border has allowed eight million illegal immigrants into the country.” 
“This is a disaster,” the senator continued. “We cannot afford another four years of Joe Biden’s failures, so if you want to get the country back on track, which is what I want to do, we need a strong Republican conservative House and Senate and we need Donald Trump back in the White House. And that’s why tonight, I am endorsing Donald Trump for president of the United States.” 
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Barrasso’s endorsement makes him the highest-ranking Republican in the chamber to get behind Trump’s 2024 White House bid. Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sen-tom-cotton-endorses-trump-for-2024-white-house-run" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Cotton</a> (R-AR) endorsed the former president last week, joining a list of senators that includes Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), among others. Trump also boasts the endorsements of the top three Republicans in the House, which include Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-endorses-trump-for-president-in-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA), Majority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-2-house-republican-scalise-endorses-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steve Scalise</a> (R-LA), and Majority Whip <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-majority-whip-tom-emmer-backs-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Emmer</a> (R-MN)
The former president took to Truth Social following Barrasso’s appearance on Hannity to thank the senator for his support. 
“Thank you to the GREAT Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming for such a powerful Endorsement, delivered beautifully tonight on the Sean Hannity Show,” <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/111729541403549350'" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Trump. &#8220;To know John is to both like and respect him, a truly extraordinary man. THANK YOU JOHN!!!”
Trump’s two closest primary opponents, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, have not yet been endorsed by any current Republican senators. DeSantis has the endorsements of five House Republicans: Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX), Thomas Massie (R-MS), Bob Good (R-VA), Laurel Lee (R-FL), and Rich McCormick (R-GA). Haley boasts one House endorsement from South Carolina GOP Rep. Ralph Norman. 
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Republican candidates are set to face off on Monday in the Iowa caucuses, the first true test in the 2024 GOP presidential primary. Trump currently leads Haley and DeSantis by 35 points in the state, <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/republican-primary/2024/iowa-caucus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Real Clear Politics average of polls.

John Barrasso

John Barrasso Becomes 20th GOP Senator To Endorse Trump

Congress

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) endorsed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2024-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2024 election</a> on Wednesday, backing the former president who opposed his run for speaker last year and solidifying Trump&#8217;s support among GOP leadership in the House.
&#8220;Democrats have made clear they will use every tool in their arsenal to try and keep [President] Joe Biden and his failed policies in power. We cannot let them,&#8221; Emmer said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/tomemmer/status/1742531967831220438" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. &#8220;It&#8217;s time for Republicans to unite behind our party&#8217;s clear frontrunner, which is why I am proud to endorse Donald J. Trump for President.&#8221;
A member of the House <a href="https://emmer.house.gov/biography" target="_blank" rel="noopener">since 2015</a>, Emmer quickly worked his way up the ranks. As the majority whip, Emmer is <a href="https://www.house.gov/leadership" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tasked</a> with rallying votes for the GOP&#8217;s legislative priorities. Emmer announced his pick one day after House Majority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/steve-scalise" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steve Scalise</a> (R-LA), the second-ranked Republican in the House, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-2-house-republican-scalise-endorses-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsed</a> Trump. Other House leaders who have backed Trump include <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-endorses-trump-for-president-in-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA)</a> and House Republican Conference Chairwoman <a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-elise-stefanik-a6db4f53af168be7f8483f29495eaba1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elise Stefanik (R-NY)</a>.
Emmer competed for the speakership in the fall of last year and won the GOP <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-gop-nominates-tom-emmer-for-speaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nomination</a> after Scalise and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) failed to secure victory in their respective bids. But Emmer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/emmer-drops-speaker-bid-hours-after-winning-gop-nomination" target="_blank" rel="noopener">quickly bowed</a> out after Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/111291340230348905" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took</a> to his social media platform Truth Social to call Emmer a “RINO” — or Republican in name only — and encouraged members not to vote for him. Roughly two dozen Republicans refused to support Emmer, with some questioning his conservative bonafides.
Trump is running for a second presidential term, potentially setting up a 2020 general election rematch against President Joe Biden, as he faces a slew of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jack-smith-urges-appeals-court-to-reject-trumps-immunity-defense" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criminal cases</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/maine-kicks-trump-off-2024-primary-ballot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ballot access issues</a>. National polls show Trump as the <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-primary-r/2024/national/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clear frontrunner</a> in a wide but shrinking GOP field.
In a <a href="https://twitter.com/tomemmer/status/1742546682049401156" target="_blank" rel="noopener">separate release</a> on Wednesday, the Minnesota Republican congressional delegation announced an endorsement for Trump, citing &#8220;double digit inflation, higher taxes, and a border crisis that has turned every community into a border community&#8221; as issues residents of their state are grappling with under the Biden administration. The group included Emmer and Reps. Brad Finstad (R-MN), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), and Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN).
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With their backing, Trump has accrued <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3942482-2024-gop-primary-endorsements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">close to 100 endorsements</a> in the GOP-led House, putting him well ahead of his remaining Republican rivals less than two weeks before the Iowa caucuses.
Other major GOP candidates still in the race for the presidential nomination include Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Governor and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN)

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer Backs Trump

Starting the new year, the second-ranked Republican in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> endorsed former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> in the 2024 election.
House Majority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/steve-scalise" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steve Scalise</a> (R-LA) announced his stance on Tuesday, two weeks before Iowa GOP caucuses kick off the primary season, as Trump continues to dominate in the polls.
&#8220;I am proud to endorse Donald Trump for president in 2024, and I look forward to working with President Trump and a Republican House and Senate to fight for those families who are struggling under the weight of [President Joe] Biden’s failed policies,&#8221; Scalise <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveScaliseGOP/status/1742198082576502909" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in a post to X</a>.
Trump has accrued more than 90 endorsements in the GOP-led House, along with 18 senators and seven governors, <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3942482-2024-gop-primary-endorsements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to The Hill&#8217;s tracker</a> as of the end of last year. The numbers put Trump well ahead of his remaining Republican rivals.
With his pick, Scalise joins other members of leadership in the lower chamber in rallying around Trump, including <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-endorses-trump-for-president-in-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA)</a> and House Republican Conference Chairwoman <a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-elise-stefanik-a6db4f53af168be7f8483f29495eaba1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elise Stefanik (R-NY)</a>. He has supported Trump <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/239559-2016-lawmaker-endorsements-for-president/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dating back to the 2016 election</a>.
Scalise was first elected to the House in 2008 after serving in the Louisiana State Legislature for more than a decade. He was seriously wounded during a shooting at a congressional baseball practice in the summer of 2017 but managed to recover, continue serving in Congress, and even participate in future congressional baseball games.
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Last fall, Scalise ran an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/scalise-drops-out-of-speaker-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unsuccessful bid</a> to become House speaker. At the time, Trump said he liked Scalise as well as Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/10/12/congress/scalise-health-worries-gop-house-speaker-00121178" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;very much,&#8221;</a> but he raised concerns about <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rep-steve-scalise-delivers-update-on-cancer-battle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scalise&#8217;s bout with cancer</a>. &#8220;He&#8217;s got to get better for himself,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://www.nola.com/news/politics/donald-trump-says-steve-scalise-too-sick-to-be-house-speaker/article_3eafb8ee-692a-11ee-927b-fb44f0f9dec4.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Fox News radio host Brian Kilmeade</a>. Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-endorses-jim-jordan-for-speaker-of-the-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsed Jordan</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-gop-drops-jordan-as-speaker-nominee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">who also failed to achieve victory</a>.
Trump is running for a second presidential term, potentially setting up a 2020 general election rematch against Biden, as he faces a slew of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jack-smith-urges-appeals-court-to-reject-trumps-immunity-defense" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criminal cases</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/maine-kicks-trump-off-2024-primary-ballot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ballot access issues</a>. National polls show Trump as the <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-primary-r/2024/national/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clear frontrunner</a> in a wide but shrinking GOP field.
Other major GOP candidates still in the race for the presidency include Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Governor and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson.

Rep. Steve Scalise

No. 2 House Republican Scalise Endorses Trump

Steve Scalise

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), the recently ousted speaker of the House, said he’s supporting former President Donald Trump’s re-election bid, adding that he would accept the right cabinet position if Trump offered. 
During an interview with CBS set to air on Sunday morning, McCarthy was asked if he believes Trump will be the Republican nominee and if he is supporting the former president. The congressman didn’t hesitate with his answer, confident that Trump will win the nomination and a general election rematch against President Joe Biden. 
“And if Biden stays as the nominee for the Democrats, I believe Donald Trump will win,” McCarthy said. “I believe Republicans will gain more seats in the House, and the Republicans will win the Senate.” 
“Can [Trump] count on your support?” CBS News Correspondent Robert Costa asked, to which McCarthy quickly replied, “Yes.”
“That’s an endorsement?” Costa pressed. 
“I will support President Trump,” McCarthy said. 
McCarthy’s political future is up in the air after he was ousted by his colleagues from his speaker role last month and then <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-mccarthy-to-retire-from-house-after-losing-speakership">announced</a> he will be retiring from Congress at the end of the year. 
“I have decided to depart the House at the end of this year to serve America in new ways. I know my work is only getting started,” McCarthy said in a Wall Street Journal op-ed published Wednesday.
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While the California Republican didn’t get into any details about what his next move will be, his interview with CBS confirmed that he is open to becoming a part of a potential second Trump administration if it’s “the right position.” 
“If I’m the best person, yes. Look, I worked with President Trump on a lot of policies. We worked together to win the majority, but we also have a relationship where we’re very honest with one another,” McCarthy added. 
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&quot;If Biden stays as the nominee for the Democrats, I believe Donald Trump will win.&quot; Former House <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerMcCarthy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpeakerMcCarthy</a> talks with <a href="https://twitter.com/costareports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@costareports</a> about his future, including his openness to serving in a prospective Trump cabinet, THIS SUNDAY. <a href="https://t.co/5oj2ZTNO3w">pic.twitter.com/5oj2ZTNO3w</a>
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In January, Trump supported McCarthy in his bid to take the speaker’s gavel, which ultimately lasted 15 rounds of voting before conservative hardliners agreed to vote in favor of McCarthy as long as there was only a one-vote threshold required to begin proceedings to unseat him. Throughout his battle to become speaker, McCarthy had the support of the former president, who even referred to him as “my Kevin.”
In <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/07/kevin-mccarthy-endorsement-trump-00105001">July</a> and then again in <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/kevin-mccarthy-won-t-say-if-he-ll-endorse-trump-i-ve-got-things-i-m-focused-on-196160069789">October</a>, McCarthy declined to publicly throw his support behind Trump in the Republican primary but said he believed Trump would be the nominee. A few weeks later, McCarthy was ousted as speaker in an effort that was led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL). The former president stayed relatively quiet during the House Republican drama over McCarthy’s speakership, but said he “did not” encourage Gaetz to push for McCarthy’s ouster. 
Later, Trump appeared to <a href="https://twitter.com/meridithmcgraw/status/1709267251189199021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">express frustration</a> with Republicans during the battle over the speakership. 
“Why is it that Republicans are always fighting among themselves, why aren’t they fighting the Radical Left Democrats who are destroying our country?” Trump asked.

Kevin McCarthy/Donald Trump

Kevin McCarthy Says He’s Supporting Trump, Is Willing To Serve In Cabinet ‘If I’m The Best Person For The Job’

Kevin McCarthy Says He's Supporting Trump, Is Willing To Serve In Cabinet 'If I'm The Best Person For The Job'

Kevin McCarthy

Former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> received an endorsement from House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) on Tuesday, extending a streak of good relations between the two Republicans.
Johnson declared his support for Trump during an interview on CNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Squawk Box&#8221; upon being pressed by co-host Joe Kernen, who noted that the speaker is widely known as a &#8220;Trump ally&#8221; but had not publicly embraced a particular candidate in the 2024 White House race as far as he knew.
“I have endorsed him wholeheartedly,&#8221; Johnson replied.
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&#8220;Look, I was one of the closest allies that President Trump had in Congress,&#8221; the speaker added. &#8220;He had a phenomenal first term. Those first two years, as you all know, we brought about the greatest economic numbers in the history of the world, not just the country, because his policies worked and I’m all in for President Trump.&#8221;
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Johnson, a <a href="https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2016/12/10/mike-johnson-4th-district-congress-marshall-jones/95207820/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">constitutional lawyer</a>-turned-politician, joined Trump&#8217;s <a href="https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2020/01/21/president-trump-adds-louisiana-congressman-mike-johnson-impeachment-defense-team/4528608002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impeachment defense team</a> and helped in the effort to <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/529717-100-house-republicans-sign-brief-backing-texas-suit-challenging-election/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">challenge the results</a> of the 2020 election. Though Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) initially got Trump&#8217;s endorsement in the race for speaker after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted from the role last month, the former president <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/111295424273340966" target="_blank" rel="noopener">encouraged</a> members to support Johnson when it became clear he was the <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/111295424273340966" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;leading candidate.&#8221;</a> Johnson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-elects-mike-johnson-as-speaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won the gavel</a> in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-elects-mike-johnson-as-speaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">220-209 vote</a> with the GOP conference rallying behind him.
Trump is running again for a second term after losing to President Joe Biden in 2020. National polls show Trump as the <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-primary-r/2024/national/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clear frontrunner</a> in a wide but shrinking GOP field, while surveys examining a hypothetical general election rematch against Biden <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have been closer</a>.
Other major GOP candidates still in the race for the presidency include Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Former South Carolina Governor and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, and former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson. Candidates who have dropped out include former Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC).
&#8220;I expect he’ll be our nominee,&#8221; Johnson said of Trump on Tuesday. &#8220;Yeah. And he’s gonna win it and we have to make Biden a one-term president.&#8221;

Speaker Mike Johnson

Speaker Johnson Endorses Trump For President In 2024

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