“Obviously, Governor DeSantis was my favorite candidate in the race. I think he would have made the best president of all the candidates who are in the race. And obviously the Republican voting base wants Donald Trump.
“And you know what? That’s the Republican voting base’s prerogative. I think there will be a future for Ron DeSantis in the movement. I think there will be another time for Governor DeSantis — again, best governor in the country.
“With that said, this primary race, as I said after Iowa, is over, it remains over. New Hampshire will be won by Donald Trump. It’s time for the party coalesced around the guy who is going to beat Joe Biden. And that guy is Donald Trump.” – Frequent Trump critic Ben Shapiro, who was at Auschwitz with Elon Musk earlier today.
My reaction to DeSantis dropping out of the race pic.twitter.com/5jm6dveso2
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) January 22, 2024