Gov. Rick Scott at Bright Future Electric in Ocoee on June 11, 2015. PHOTO RIGHT: Trump greets supporters during a campaign rally at the American Airlines Center on September 14, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photos: Carolyn Allen/Tom Pennington/Getty)
Florida Gov. Rick Scott called on the Republican Party Wednesday to come together, respect the will of the voters and support frontrunner Donald Trump. In a Facebook post just one day after his home state voted and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio dropped out, Gov. Scott said aid that Trump’s victories Tuesday show it is time to unify.
“I’m asking all Republicans today to come together and begin preparing to win the general election in November,” Scott wrote. “With his victories yesterday, I believe it is now time for Republicans to accept and respect the will of the voters and coalesce behind Donald Trump.”
The two-term Sunshine State governor also offered his compliments to the entire Republican field, but said the voters had spoken and the in-fighting now needs to come to an end if they hope to defeat Hillary Clinton in November.
“The voters are speaking clearly — they want a businessman outsider who will dramatically shake up the status quo in Washington,” he wrote. “If we spend another four months tearing each other apart, we will damage our ability to win in November. It’s time for an end to the Republican on Republican violence. It’s time for us to begin coming together, we’ve had a vigorous primary, now let’s get serious about winning in November.”
Gov. Rich Scott, who wanted to remain officially neutral leading up to the March 15 contest, praised Trump in January with a USA Today op-ed titled, “Donald Trump has America’s pulse.” While he didn’t offer an endorsement, Scott said that Trump had the courage to speak his mind and was the one candidate who had his finger on the pulse of the American people.
