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Republican conservative radio show host Larry Elder speaks to supporters after losing the California gubernatorial recall election on Sept. 14, 2021, in Costa Mesa, Calif. Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder, who sought to replace the California governor in a failed 2021 recall effort, announced Thursday, April 20, 2023 he is running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Radio host Larry Elder ends GOP presidential campaign, endorses Trump

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Republican conservative radio show host Larry Elder speaks to supporters after losing the California gubernatorial recall election on Sept. 14, 2021, in Costa Mesa, Calif. Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder, who sought to replace the California governor in a failed 2021 recall effort, announced Thursday, April 20, 2023 he is running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Radio host Larry Elder announces 2024 GOP bid for president

By Sara Burnett - Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses reporters after beating back the recall attempt that aimed to remove him from office, at the John L. Burton California Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Democrats tout California recall defeat as win for Biden, loss for Trump

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Republican conservative radio show host Larry Elder speaks to supporters after losing the California gubernatorial recall election Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, in Costa Mesa, Calif. The rare, late-summer election, which challenged California Governor Gavin Newsom, has emerged as a national battlefront on issues from COVID-19 restrictions to climate change. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

GOP’s Elder concedes California recall, hints: ‘Stay tuned’

By Michael R. Blood - Associated Press

Republican conservative radio show host Larry Elder speaks at a rally for the California gubernatorial recall election on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, in Monterey Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

‘Model minority’: Los Angeles Times takes another racially charged shot at Larry Elder

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden arrives to speak at a get-out-the-vote rally for Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., at Long Beach City College, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, in Long Beach, Calif., as Gavin faces a recall election on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Biden warns California voters: Donald Trump is on the ballot in recall election

By Valerie Richardson and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Former actor and activist Rose McGowan, right, listens to Republican conservative radio talk show host Larry Elder during a news conference at the Luxe Hotel Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. Elder is running to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in the Sept. 14 recall election. McGowan was one of the earliest of dozens of women to accuse Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, making her a major figure in the #MeToo movement. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Rose McGowan endorses Elder, accuses Newsom’s wife of trying to broker Weinstein deal

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a rally at St. Mary's Center in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. The last day to vote in the recall election is Tuesday, Sept. 14. A majority of voters must mark "no" on the recall to keep Newsom in office. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group via AP)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom plays Trump card in fight against recall

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Conservative radio talk show host Larry Elder speaks to supporters during a campaign stop outside the Hall of Justice downtown Los Angeles, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. Elder is running to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in the Sept. 14 recall election. The recall was largely driven by frustration with Newsom's sweeping coronavirus orders that closed schools, businesses and in turn, cost millions of jobs. In a television ad this week, Newsom's campaign blasted his Republican rivals as anti-vaxers, However Elder, and other top GOP candidates Kevin Faulconer, Kevin Kiley and John Cox all say they have been vaccinated against the virus and none has flatly said the vaccines are dangerous. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Recall candidate Larry Elder targeted by egg-throwing crowd at homeless camp

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Conservative radio talk show host Larry Elder speaks to supporters during a campaign stop outside the Hall of Justice downtown Los Angeles Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. Elder is running to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in the Sept. 14 recall election. Democrats have an early edge in the California recall election that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office. State figures show Democrats are returning mail-in ballots at more than twice the rate submitted by Republicans. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

‘Scared to death’: Elder blames ‘hysterical’ media attacks on fear of Black Republican governor

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 1, 2021, file photo, Dr. Mark Ghaly, Secretary, California Health and Human Services, left, inoculates California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in Los Angeles. The recall election that cuIminates on Sept. 14 was largely driven by frustration with Newsom's sweeping coronavirus orders that closed schools, businesses and in turn, cost millions of jobs. In a television ad this week, Newsom's campaign blasted his Republican rivals as anti-vaxers, however the top GOP candidates, Larry, Elder, Kevin Faulconer, Kevin Kiley and John Cox all say they have been vaccinated against the virus and none has flatly said the vaccines are dangerous. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Gavin Newsom calls GOP recall rivals ‘anti-vax,’ but are they?

By Kathleen Ronayne and Michael R. Blood - Associated Press

Conservative radio talk show host Larry Elder speaks to supporters during a campaign stop outside the Hall of Justice downtown Los Angeles Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. Elder is running to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in the Sept. 14 recall election. Democrats have an early edge in the California recall election that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office. State figures show Democrats are returning mail-in ballots at more than twice the rate submitted by Republicans. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

How Larry Elder became the new ‘black face’ of white supremacy

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

In this July 12, 2021, photo radio talk show host Larry Elder speaks during his show in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) **FILE**

Democratic ex-Senate leader Gloria Romero endorses Larry Elder in California recall

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this July 12, 2021 file photo, radio talk show host Larry Elder poses for a photo in his studio in Burbank, Calif. Elder, the leading Republican candidate in the California recall election that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, reported income of over $100,000 in the last year from business interests that included media and film companies and a string of speeches to Republican and conservative groups, documents showed Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Republican recall frontrunner Larry Elder called ‘Black face of white supremacy’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks over Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Boulder Creek, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

‘Windfall’: Gov. Newsom sells Marin County mansion for $5.9 million

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this July 13, 2021, photo, radio talk show host Larry Elder speaks to supporters during a campaign stop in Norwalk, Calif. Elder, in his first press conference since announcing his candidacy on July 12, told reporters that if he replaces Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in the Sept. 14 election, any mask or vaccine mandates in place at that time “will be suspended right away.” (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) **FILE**

Larry Elder wins Southern California News Group’s backing in Gavin Newsom recall election

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference at Carl B. Munck Elementary School, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. Newson announced California will become the first state in the nation to require all teachers and school staff to get vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing, as schools return from summer break amid growing concerns about the highly contagious delta variant. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) **FILE**

California recall candidates blast Newsom over pandemic mandates

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Conservative radio talk show host Larry Elder speaks to supporters during a campaign stop in Norwalk, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Larry Elder wins fight to appear on California recall ballot

By Michael R. Blood and Kathleen Ronayne - Associated Press

In this July 13, 2021 file photo radio talk show host Larry Elder speaks to supporters during a campaign stop in Norwalk, Calif. Elder has announced his candidacy for governor in the Sept. 14 recall election but the California Secretary of State's office has rejected his candidacy saying Elder, a Republican, filed incomplete tax returns that are required to run. Elder is challenging the decision. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) **FILE**

Radio host Larry Elder files lawsuit over California ballot

By Michael R. Blood - Associated Press