Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) threw his support behind Donald Trump on Tuesday, endorsing the former president’s 2024 White House run and declaring the Republican primary race “over.”
The Texas Republican’s endorsement comes after Trump’s landslide victory in the Iowa Caucuses on Monday, where the 77-year-old received 51% of the vote and won 98 of the Hawkeye State’s 99 counties.
“I believe this race is over, so I’m proud to support Donald Trump for president of the United States,” Cruz told Fox News host Sean Hannity. “I look forward to supporting him with enthusiasm.”
The Texas senator argued that “it’s time for the Republican Party to come together” ahead of the general election race against President Biden, but he stopped short of explicitly calling on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley to suspend their campaigns.
“With last night’s results, the people have spoken,” Cruz said, calling Trump’s victory in Iowa “decisive,” and “a dominating victory.”
Senator Ted Cruz endorsed Republican presidential candidate Trump after his victory in Iowa. Fox News
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump points to supporters during a campaign rally at the Atkinson Country Club on January 16, 2024 in Atkinson, New Hampshire. Getty Images
“It’s time to step up to victory in November.”
“I don’t see any path to victory for anyone other than Donald Trump,” he continued, acknowledging that New Hampshire’s Jan. 23 GOP primary “may be tightly contested.”
Cruz, who ran against Trump in the 2016 GOP presidential primary, is the 24th Republican senator to endorse Trump – a list that includes Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Rick Scott (R) – Fla.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Lindsey Graham (RS.C.) – according to Hill.
DeSantis and Haley have yet to receive the confirmation of a sitting senator, the outlet notes.
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