Perry Johnson endorses Trump, says he is 'only candidate' who can beat Biden

Michigan businessman Perry Johnson on Monday endorsed former President Donald Trump for president in 2024 after suspending his own campaign last week.

"After suspending my campaign for President on Friday, there is now only one candidate in this race who can provide a solution to our nation's economic, foreign policy and social crises, and most importantly, beat Joe Biden at the ballot box," he said in a statement. "That person in Donald Trump."

"During President Trump's first term, our nation saw historic peace agreements, no new wars, an economic revival, and forged a new path forward away from corrupt, establishment career politicians," he continued. "I supported President Trump in 2016 and 2020, and am proud to offer him my full endorsement once again as he seeks the Republican nomination for President in 2024."

"I look forward to assisting in efforts to elect him next year and uniting with other conservatives to defeat Joe Biden in November," he concluded.

Johnson suspended his campaign on Friday having largely failed to attract major national attention or polling success. He claimed to have qualified for the Republican primary debate, but insisted that the Republican National Committee had wrongly kept him off of the debate stage.

"I must admit, the corruption among leaders at the RNC during this process was appalling," he said when announcing the end of his campaign. "Not only was the debate process set up to keep outsiders off the stage and without a voice, but when we did meet their arbitrary metrics, corrupt leaders used their authoritarian power to kick me off the stage at 11 p.m. the Monday before the debate, despite our team working with Fox News all weekend on logistics."

"With no opportunity to share my vision on the debate stage, I have decided at the time, suspending my campaign is the right thing to do," he added.

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