Another Republican presidential candidate ends campaign and endorses Trump

Yet another candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential primary has given up his campaign and endorsed Donald Trump.

Larry Elder is bowing out after his "We've got a country to save" mission didn't appear to resonate with voters and backers.

“As I look at the path forward, and after careful consideration and consultation with my campaign team, I have made the difficult decision to suspend my campaign,” he said, according to a statement posted on Twitter/X.

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The conservative talk radio host made waves in the race when over the summer he'd kicked around suing the the Republican party (along with fellow candidate Perry Johnson) after being deemed unable to meet the debate requirements.

He said at the time: “I said from the beginning that it appeared the rules of the game were rigged, little did we know just how rigged it is ... For some reason, the establishment leaders at the RNC are afraid of having my voice on the debate stage.”

Elder's bid for White House came only a couple years after he attempted to unseat California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a moribund 2021 recall election campaign. He said today that he was hanging up his bullhorn and backing Trump.

“Now that I am exiting the race, I am proud to announce my endorsement of Donald Trump for President of the United States,” he said. “His leadership has been instrumental in advancing conservative, America-first principles and policies that have benefited 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's exit marks the fourth major candidate to bow our or suspend their campaign.

The others include Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, former Texas congressman Will Hurd and businessman Perry Johnson. Johnson endorsed Trump.