Dr. Ben Carson I is planning to endorse Donald Trump for the US presidency on Friday, a major development that will give the Republican frontrunner a significant boost.
Carson, a conservative favorite who last week suspended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, will join the billionaire at a press conference in Palm Beach, Florida, to make the announcement, according to people familiar the issue.
The endorsement was finalized on Thursday morning when Carson met with Trump at the businessman’s Mar-A-Lago resort in Palm Beach, according to the Washington Post.
Trump and Carson both have homes in West Palm Beach and proved to be friendly contenders throughout the nominating contest.
The retired neurosurgeon’s nod for Trump perhaps will be the most high-profile approval of the real estate mogul’s candidacy since New Jersey Governor Chris Christie backed him last month.
Christie told American voters on February 26 that no one is…