Byron Donalds endorses Trump for president: 'Strength and resolve'
Donalds is the third GOP lawmaker from Florida to endorse Trump
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., on Thursday endorsed former President Donald Trump in his race for the White House in 2024.
"There is only one leader at this time in our nation's history who can seize the moment and deliver what we need — to get us back on track, provide strength and resolve, and Make America Great Again. That is why I'm honored to endorse President Donald J. Trump for President in 2024, and I ask my fellow Americans to join me," the Florida Republican said Thursday in a statement.
Donalds is one of three congressional representatives from Florida to endorse Trump's 2024 candidacy, along with Reps. Matt Gaetz and Anna Paulina Luna.
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Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla. speaks onstage during Tackling the Climate Emergency at The 2022 Concordia Annual Summit - Day 1 at Sheraton New York in New York City on Sept. 19, 2022. (Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)
While he has not made any official announcements, it has been widely rumored that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will also make a run for the 2024 presidency, and is so far Trump's strongest competitor, according to recent polling.
Fox News reported last month that Trump has expanded his lead in the Republican primary race, while President Biden continues to face uncertainty among Democratic primary voters, according to the latest Fox News national survey.
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Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a rally to support local candidates in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 3, 2022. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Republican primary voters were read a list of 15 announced and potential candidates for the 2024 nomination. The survey, released Wednesday, finds Trump has doubled his lead since February and is up by 30 points over DeSantis (54%-24%). Last month, he was up by 15 points (43%-28%).
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., is seen outside a House Republican Steering Committee meeting in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 11, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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Trump made gains among almost every key demographic except for White men with a college degree, where DeSantis is up by 12 points.
When asked who their second choice would be, Trump primary voters would back DeSantis, and the Florida governor’s primary voters would return the favor and go for Trump.