Republican presidential candidates have danced around whether or not they'd support former Pres. Trump in 2024 if he wins the GOP nomination.
Former President Donald Trump before speaking as the keynote speaker at the 56th Annual Silver Elephant Dinner hosted by the South Carolina Republican Party on Aug. 5, 2023 in Columbia, S.C.Republican candidates for president have danced around whether or not they'd support former President Donald Trump in 2024 if he wins the GOP nomination -- but with the first primary debate under two weeks away, their hands are being forced.
"I affirm that if I do not win the 2024 Republican nomination for President of the United States, I will honor the will of the primary voters and support the nominee in order to save our country and beat Joe Biden. I further pledge that I will not seek to run as an independent or write-in candidate nor will I seek or accept the nomination for president of any other party," the pledge reads.
When running for president in 2015, Trump was reluctant to say he'd back whoever topped the GOP ticket in 2016, though he did ultimately sign that cycle's loyalty pledge. Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a fundraising event for Rep. Ashley Hinson, Aug. 6, 2023, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.The Republican National Committee has come under fire from some longshot, anti-Trump candidates who have said the pledge would force them to back the former president despite their repeated criticisms.
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