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You remember he had nothing. He was dead. He was leaving the race,\u201d Trump claimed. \u201cHe came over and he begged me, begged me for an endorsement. He was getting ready to drop out. I gave him an endorsement, and as soon as I gave that endorsement, in fact, I said you\u2019re going to have a hard time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe said if you endorse me, I\u2019ll win. And there were tears coming down from his eyes,\u201d Trump claimed. \u201cHe said if you endorse me, I\u2019ll win. I said you know what, Ron, Ron was one of 150 people that was on television. I mean, Jim Jordan was the best, and others were great. But he was one of 150, Hugh, that was on television, and he was supporting me on the impeachment hoax number one, and a little bit on the impeachment hoax number two. 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