--- title: Ben Carson To Endorse Donald Trump description: Former presidential candidate Ben Carson will endorse Donald Trump on Friday. canonical: https://time.com/4255008/ben-carson-endorse-donald-trump/ author: Tessa Berenson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-11T00:57:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T16:30:01.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Ben Carson To Endorse Donald Trump og:description: Former presidential candidate Ben Carson will endorse Donald Trump on Friday. og:url: https://time.com/4255008/ben-carson-endorse-donald-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte805a0eafbdcd58d/69887f3b2dce01ee119e7f8b/timepol-presidential-candidates-donald-trump-marco-rubio-ted-cruz-john-kasich-ben-carson-121.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIMEPOL Ben Carson og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ben Carson To Endorse Donald Trump twitter:description: Former presidential candidate Ben Carson will endorse Donald Trump on Friday. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte805a0eafbdcd58d/69887f3b2dce01ee119e7f8b/timepol-presidential-candidates-donald-trump-marco-rubio-ted-cruz-john-kasich-ben-carson-121.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ben Carson Will Endorse Donald Trump  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Updated: Dec 13, 2023 4:30 PM UTCPublished: Mar 11, 2016 12:57 AM UTC  Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks during the Republican presidential debate on Feb. 25, 2016 in Houston. Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks during the Republican presidential debate on Feb. 25, 2016 in Houston.Michael Ciaglo—Press Pool  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Updated: Dec 13, 2023 4:30 PM UTCPublished: Mar 11, 2016 12:57 AM UTC Former presidential candidate Ben Carson will endorse Donald Trump on Friday. [The Washington _Post_ reports](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/03/10/ben-carson-plans-to-endorse-trump/) that the retired neurosurgeon finalized his decision Thursday during a meeting with Trump in Florida, and that he will announce his endorsement Friday at a news conference in Palm Beach. On FoxNews radio Thursday, Carson hinted at his choice. “There’s two Donald Trumps,” he said. “There’s the Donald Trump that you see on television and who gets out in front of big audiences, and there’s the Donald Trump behind the scenes. They’re not the same person. One’s very much and entertainer, and one is actually a thinking individual.” Carson [ended his own presidential bid](http://time.com/4246524/ben-carson-drops-out-of-race/) last week, saying he saw no “political path forward” in the race. He has accepted a position at My Faith Votes, an organization focused on getting Christian voters to the polls. He said at the time that he did not plan to endorse a candidate. “I’ve committed, Greta, to not endorsing a specific person, but rather endorsing ‘We the People,’ and looking at our ability as intelligent human beings to use the correct criteria to make an informed choice,” [he told Fox News](http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/03/04/ben-carson-talks-greta-van-susteren-suspending-campaign-i-endorse-we-people)‘ Greta Van Susetren last week. Carson will become the second former presidential candidate this cycle to endorse the frontrunner, after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. ### See Some of the Most Interesting 2016 Endorsements  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie endorsed business Donald Trump for president on Feb. 26\. Here, the candidates greeted each other during a commercial break in a Feb. 6 Republican presidential debate. Joe Raedle—Getty Images  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush endorsed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz for president. They are seen here shaking hands on Feb. 13, 2016, in Greenville, S.C. Spencer Platt—Getty Images  Rapper Killer Mike, left, has endorsed Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, (I-VT). Joshua Lott—Getty Images  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Jan. 19, 2016. Aaron P. Bernstein—Getty Images  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush shakes hands with South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham during a news conference in which Graham endorsed Bush for president in North Charleston, S.C. on Jan. 15, 2016. Andrew Harrer—Bloomberg/Getty Images  Screenwriter and actress Lena Dunham supports Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Here she speaks at a Hillary Clinton campaign office on Jan. 8, 2016 in Manchester, N.H. Scott Eisen—Getty Images  Republican Presidential hopeful and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has the support of actor Chuck Norris, right. Justin Sullivan—Getty Images  This still image made from video provided by the Cruz campaign via YouTube shows presidential candidate Ted Cruz. In the video, Cruz is endorsed by "Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson. Cruz campaign/YouTube/AP  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have publicly supported Hillary Clinton. Michel Dufour—WireImage  Entertainer Tony Orlando performed during Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's announcement of his candidacy for the 2016 presidential race. Matt Sullivan—Getty Images  Philosopher and academic Cornel West, right, endorses Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Melina Mara—The Washington Post/Getty Images  Fighter Vitor Belfort, seen during a workout, has endorsed neurosurgeon Ben Carson. Chris Trotman—Getty Images  Singer Katy Perry performed during a rally for Hillary Clinton, who she publicly supports. Daniel Acker—Bloomberg/Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4255008/ben-carson-endorse-donald-trump/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4255008/ben-carson-endorse-donald-trump/"},"headline":"Ben Carson Will Endorse Donald Trump","datePublished":"2016-03-11T00:57:24.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T16:30:01.000Z","description":"Former presidential candidate Ben Carson will endorse Donald Trump on Friday.","url":"https://time.com/4255008/ben-carson-endorse-donald-trump/","keywords":["Donald Trump","Dr. Benjamin S. 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