Republican presidential candidate and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said on Thursday he was glad his rival Donald Trump had finally “capitulated” and took a loyalty pledge to the Republican Party.
Trump announced in a news conference Thursday afternoon he had signed a pledge not to run as a third-party candidate and to support whoever becomes the GOP nominee.
Paul had previously criticized Trump for refusing to pledge his commitment to the Republican Party. At the GOP debate last month, and several instances thereafter, Trump refused to rule out the a third-party campaign.
Here is Paul’s response on Twitter.
In our first debate, @realDonaldTrump raised his hand in front of 25 million people to not run third party. I called him out for it.
— Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) September 3, 2015
I spent the last few weeks making sure people knew it was not acceptable to potentially throw the next election to Hillary.
— Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) September 3, 2015
I am glad to see @realDonaldTrump capitulated and changed course after our debate.
— Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) September 3, 2015
