DeSantis and Haley take two different paths after losing to Trump

Published April 30, 2024 7:00am ET



Former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) have seemingly buried the hatchet after a contentious primary fight, while former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has left her voters to be courted by President Joe Biden.

It isn’t the first time the two vanquished Trump rivals have diverged in their strategies for dealing with the former president and presumptive Republican nominee since wrapping up their own White House bids. DeSantis immediately, if unenthusiastically, endorsed Trump when he dropped out. Haley hasn’t done so yet, and Democrats hope to win over her supporters.

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