Ben Carson to endorse Donald Trump
Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who recently suspended his campaign for president, will endorse Donald Trump at a press conference in Florida Friday morning, Trump said Thursday night at a GOP debate.
Carson will make the endorsement in Palm Beach, Florida, at Trump's Mar-A-Lago Club.
"I was with Dr. Ben Carson today, who is endorsing me, by the way, tomorrow morning" Trump said at a GOP debate in Miami. "We spoke for over an hour on education."
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Trump had released the details of the press conference on Thursday, but did not specify what he would be announcing.
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Trump now counts two former presidential hopefuls among his endorsers. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie endorsed Trump in February in Texas.
Carson's endorsement could be a boost for Trump as he seeks to lock up the Republican nomination.
The retired neurosurgeon is a hero among religious conservatives and could help swing that group of voters to Trump's camp.
That would likely hurt Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who has made a strong appeal to evangelicals and voters who consider themselves "very conservative."
Trump currently leads the delegate race in the GOP primary and is hoping to grab victories in winner-take-all contests in Ohio and Florida on Tuesday.
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Emily Cahn is a political reporter at Mashable. Prior to Mashable, Cahn spent nearly four years at Roll Call, where she covered House and Senate races and congressional shenanigans. She has also been a copy editor at The Washington Post, and interned at The Hill, the Houston Chronicle and CBS News when she was a student at The George Washington University. Aside from being a political junkie, Cahn loves dogs and experimenting with cooking. Follow her on Twitter @CahnEmily, where she posts pictures of her family's two misbehaved poodles.
