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Why did Ron DeSantis quit US presidential race? – BBC News

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Donald Trump.

He quit ahead of the Republican primary election in New Hampshire, where he was polling in the single digits.

DeSantis was once considered a strong contender for the party’s nomination – but on Sunday he said he did not “have a clear path to victory”.

Nikki Haley is Trump’s last remaining challenger.

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  1. @ellenbarnette2080

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    No one can beat President Trump 💯

  2. @davidrobertsemail

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Desantis never had a chance!!!
    Haley doesn’t either.
    Is this satire?

  3. @abitsalty7603

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    He was offered VP in exchange for his voters

  4. @didierkouame7400

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Congratulations Great Man Desantis❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Much thanks❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  5. @andrewwalton1520

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Because he couldn't possibly win ! Why the hell do u think ? ? President Trump reigns supreme !

  6. @raeesmustafa8763

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    One lunatic paves way for another…

  7. @toneloke7489

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    The Furor of Florida is headed back to his dictatorship state of Florida, he wasn't fascist enough for the MAGA mob

  8. @toneloke7489

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    The wannabe trump wasn't as narcissistic as his idol trump, you have to commit 100% to lies, name calling, and nastiness to be on trumps level

  9. @chegadesuade

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    It's called a ragequit, it's what everyone does when they're losing badly

  10. @amplify3735

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    trump all the way!!!!!!!!!!

  11. @janinak6320

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    The uniparty neocons are backing Nikki Haley as the first woman president as they are so scared of Trump getting in.

  12. @NettiGaming

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Trump 2024 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  13. @Cchrist

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Did anybody notice the anchor. Wordplay. She said “Donald Trump reaction” instead of Donald Trump response. That’s programming 101.

  14. @ezioauditore3128

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    DeSantis was the only candidate to have consistently delivered. Trump was effective (check the stats on the US economy in 2019 if you're ignorant of it) but failed to build the wall and made some horrible appointments. Elevating Fauci and giving him a medal was risible. If DeSantis plays his cards right he'll be POTUS in 2028 and whatver happens he's probably the best governor in the country. Haley is horrible. A classic RINO who is also a war monger in the back pocket of weapons manufacturers. This 'journalist' is wrong – hey, it's the BBC – Haley will get some DeSantis votes and they won't all go to Trump. She also failed to mention (of course she did) that New Hampshire results come with a hefty pinch of salt. Democrats and Independents can vote.

  15. @jimschachtschneider7741

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Does no one in the GOP have any pride? All of them grovel back to donald in order to retain the MAGA vote. Nikki will be the next to kiss the MAGA ring.

  16. @believersarisenow.9554

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Amen

  17. @geefersoldierboy4715

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Because Trump is the devil

  18. @tonyporter82

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    BBC Always have and always will hate TRUMP! Because the BBC is following the WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM AGENDA! Same as the 2 puppet leaders of Labour and Torie. But Trump isnt signed up to the WEF.
    The BBC are a disgrace to Britain and should be disbanded!
    DEFUND THE BBC AND SAVE A CHILD!

  19. @judykinsman3258

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Endorse the man who lied about the 2020 election and led an attempted insurrection of our country. Yep. US at its finest.

  20. @Nick-zr2yo

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    No surprise. Ron needs some work before he can play in the big sandbox.

  21. @jaraemcknight9721

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Ronnie is a Cuban and should never have been in the race. NIKKI, VESS, RONNIE, LIKE OBAMA NOT FROM AMERICA, ACCORDING TO RUMP

  22. @Joey-ee7wp

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Fake santis is a bigger loser to loser 45😂

  23. @justicea88

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Trump "I would like to congratulates Don DeSantis for chickening out" absolutely brilliant 😂

  24. @henkbielderman4243

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    I bet the BBC are chewing chunks out of their wrists right now!

  25. @donaldphelps8626

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Jeepers, I'm going home for thanksgiving early, get some of that pie…

  26. @lee1davis1

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Huge bummer.

  27. @shamrock141

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    I fear what will happen when Trump is re-elected, which will probably happen, his project 25 is basically a soft coup
    Openly touting that he's going to fire hundreds or thousands in government who didn't support him and fill those jobs with his cronies, funny how quickly democracy is cast aside

  28. @IslandVibez-id1up

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Trump 2024, impeach Biden stop the hatred of the democratic party.

  29. @onibordiciuc1875

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Both of them on the same hand 😂😂😂 at least one if none of us

  30. @joenolan9602

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    He is as fake as a $3 bill

  31. @doodooclowney1518

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Trump train in full effect.

  32. @COVID_Is_Not_Over_Yet

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Let’s go trump

  33. @obsidianjane4413

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Because no one can out Trump Trump as he continues to flush the Republican Party down the toilet of extremist nationalism.
    DeSantis is probably looking at 2028 when he won't be going up against an incumbent advantage and hopefully the GOP will have gotten over the Trumpism hangover and can rebuild a centrist party that will be competitive with democrats.

  34. @user-vx5rz2bp4f

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Impartial BBC propaganda machine must be working overtime. Don't they realise it is American voters who decide the outcome of American elections and not the Oxbridge educated elite that control the UK.

  35. @annmenzies6041

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Desantis stepped down because he knows he cant win.

  36. @JuiceMyRandomness

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    It annoys me when one party blames another party for their failure.

  37. @kanalkurdistan

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Krd

  38. @BotanG-up6vb

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    If its extremely important to u , u ll back down DeSantis

  39. @HereIsmarcus

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Maybe they made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. Those are the typeof thugs large numbers of Americans are supporting. God help us

  40. @SourDoughBill

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    What the party can't do is go forward with scummy self-serving pond scum like DeSantis and Trump. Make the GOP great again, root out Trumpism.

  41. @NoneofyourBusiness-gy9yw

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    because it was all part of the plan. nikki hailey is not even a rival, she is just another woman who has her head up her butt.

  42. @aarononeal9830

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    The bbc needs to talk about Ecosia they are a search engine that plants trees

  43. @livingasecondchance

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    So glad to see more candidates endorsing the person that the vast majority of Americans want: Donald J Trump

  44. @andrewpritt8739

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Donald Trump is going to win in 2024

  45. @barr.paulnegedu6217

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    Trump is unstoppable

  46. @bobbyjohnsonsebastian8527

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    chicken

  47. @ivettecuevas4466

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    It was all a show. This was Already planned.

  48. @mariamoreno2542

    January 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    ❤SANTIS AND TRUMP IS VERY GOOD FOR THE PRESIDENT USA❤😂🎉😢😮😅😅😊

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US hits ‘dozens’ of Iranian sites in strikes, as Iran targets US bases in region | BBC News

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The US said it has hit “dozens” of Iranian military targets in overnight attacks, in response to Iran hitting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

The military said it struck “air-defense systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities, and small boats”, using aircraft, ships, and drones – including “one-way attack sea drones for the first time”.

“The Strait of Hormuz is a vital maritime corridor for global trade,” the US military said. “Iran does not control it”.

In response, Iran said it targeted US bases in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait and also radar systems in Oman.

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Trump demands 20% toll on cargos passing through strait of Hormuz | BBC News

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President Donald Trump has said the US is reinstating a naval blockade of Iranian ports and will impose a 20% charge on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz following days of escalating strikes between the two countries.

He said this would stop “Iran’s ships or customers” from entering or leaving the key oil shipping route, but “all other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait”.

Iran’s foreign minister later said whoever provides safe passage “should be compensated for this service”, but Iran would remain the strait’s “GUARDIAN” – using Trump’s word.

Tehran and Washington clashed over the strait’s control after exchanging strikes in the region overnight and on Monday.

The US said it carried out strikes against military targets in Iran, targeting air defence systems, coastal radars, and missile and drone sites. Iran said it responded by striking US military bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain, and radars in Oman.

Reeta Chakrabari presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Jeremy Bowen.

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Wildfires of ‘exceptional scale’ have taken force in Paris, as neighbouring Spain still tackles flames across the country following its own devastating fires.

Now the UK is also experiencing wildfires in England and Wales, as its third heatwave of the year is set to intensify again this week.

Here’s what we know so far about the extent of wildfires in Europe and the UK, and how heatwaves are impacting them.

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New explosions near Iranian port cities, says state media | BBC News

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Explosions have been heard near two Iranian port cities, Bandar Abbas and Bushehr, state media has reported.

It comes after another night of strikes between the US and Iran, with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps saying it hit two UAE tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and targeted US facilities in Jordan and Bahrain.

The UAE called the attack “brazen”, adding that an Indian crew member was killed and eight others were injured.

Meanwhile, the US military says it completed strikes on targets aimed at degrading “Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping” – Iranian state media reports three people were killed.

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US launches more strikes on Iran and resumes naval blockade of ports | BBC News

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The US military said it was carrying out a new wave of strikes on targets in Iran. It said the aim of the attacks was to degrade Iran’s ability to attack shipping in the strait of Hormuz. It came ass the US Navy resumed its blockade of Iran’s ports.

Iran said that control of the strait of Hormuz was required for its national security and it will exercise sovereignty over the key shipping lane, whatever the cost.

President Trump announced that he was scrapping a plan he had announced a day earlier, for placing a 20% toll or tariff on all cargos passing through the strait of Hormuz.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Sarah Smith in Washington.

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