Florida Gov. Rick Scott Endorses Donald Trump ... Sort Of

TALLAHASSEE, FL — Florida Gov. Rick Scott is throwing his support behind Donald Trump in the upcoming general election.

The Republican governor stopped short of outright endorsing Trump, who won Florida’s Presidential Preference Primary Tuesday night. He did, however, ask “all Republicans today to come together and begin preparing to win the general election in November.”

Scott posted a statement on his official Facebook page Wednesday morning, essentially saying Trump is the candidate to back for the Republican nomination.

“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,” Scott wrote. “This has been a hard fought primary, with an outstanding roster of excellent candidates, including two of Florida’s favorite sons, and several Republican Governors who are close friends of mine.”

Scott also called on Republicans to pay attention to what voters are asking for: “They want a businessman outsider who will dramatically shake up the status quo in Washington.”

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There has been some speculation that Scott might be on Trump's vice presidential shortlist. Scott did not address that in his post. Instead, he urged Republicans to concentrate on building up the party to win in November.

"Here’s what really matters – we have to elect a Republican in the fall in order to grow jobs, rebuild our military, and put a person who respects the Constitution on the Supreme Court," Scott wrote. "This is the stuff that truly matters."

He also called 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."

After Tuesday night’s primary elections in such states as Florida, Illinois and Ohio, Trump remained the Republican frontrunner with 646 delegates to his name. Second-place holder Sen. Ted Cruz has 397 delegates while Ohio Gov. John Kasich has 142. A total of 1,237 delegates are needed to win the party nomination.

Florida’s own Sen. Marco Rubio pulled out of the running, suspending his campaign, after suffering a crushing defeat in his home state Tuesday.

"After tonight it is clear that while we are on the right side this year that we will not be on the winning side," Rubio said.

Despite the loss, Rubio said he remained optimistic about America and its future. He called for a a "vibrant conservative movement" in the country that is "built on principles. A conservative movement that believes in the principles of our constitution."

Photo from the Rick Scott Facebook page

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