Giuliani quits presidential race, endorses McCain

Source: Xinhua | 01-31-2008 09:03

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani officially ended his bid for the White House on Wednesday and endorsed Arizona Senator John McCain for the Republican nomination.

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley,  California January 30, 2008 where he formally withdrew from the Republican presidential nomination race and  endorsed Republican presidential candidate John McCain(R). (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)

Giuliani made his announcement in California, one day after being trounced in the Florida primary, and two hours before he was scheduled to participate with McCain and three other Republicans in a debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library near Los Angeles.

"I made it clear at different times of this campaign that the one other person that I support for president of the United States was John McCain," he said. "If I endorsed anyone else, you would accuse me of flip-flopping."

Editor:Zhang Pengfei