Former Trump rivals Haley, DeSantis endorse him in show of unity at Republican convention

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance, and House Speaker Mike Johnson applaud during Day 1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 15, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Segar

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) -Donald Trump's former leading rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, offered full-throated endorsements of his candidacy at the party's convention on Tuesday, a display of unity three days after Trump survived an assassination attempt.

Haley, who had described Trump as unelectable and unfit for office during her campaign, nevertheless urged her supporters to vote for him over Democratic President Joe Biden "for the sake of our nation."