Two Republican presidential hopefuls, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, have agreed to a pledge that requires them to assist the occasion’s nominee in 2024 and to take part solely in debates sanctioned by the Republican National Committee.

The pledge is a part of the RNC’s technique to keep away from division and discord among the many candidates and to concentrate on defeating President Joe Biden.

Ramaswamy was the primary to signal the pledge, which is often known as the “Beat Biden pledge”, on Tuesday, in keeping with a report by the Washington Post. He was adopted by DeSantis, who tweeted an image of his signature on Wednesday from his marketing campaign account.

“See you in Milwaukee!” the tweet stated, referring to the situation of the primary presidential major debate on Aug. 23.

The tweet additionally revealed a number of the contents of the pledge, which learn, “I acknowledge and accept that if I fail to sign this pledge or if I participate in any debate that has not been sanctioned by the Republican National Committee, I will not be eligible to participate in any further Republican National Committee sanctioned debates,”

“Additionally, I affirm that if I do not win the 2024 Republican nomination for President of the United States, I will honor the will of the primary voters and support the nominee in order to save our country and beat Joe Biden,”

“I further pledge that I will not seek to run as an independent or write-in candidate nor will I seek or accept the nomination for president of any other party,”

The pledge is signed by each the candidate and RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, who introduced in April that she determined to impose the pledge as a solution to forestall any potential challenges or defections from the occasion’s nominee in 2024.

But, former President Donald Trump, who’s main the polls amongst GOP voters for 2024, has not dedicated to signing the pledge or attending the debates. He advised conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt in February that his assist for the nominee would rely on who it was.

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“It would have to depend on who the nominee was,” Trump stated.

Candidates who need to qualify for the debates have to fulfill sure standards for polling and fundraising set by the RNC. They additionally must signal the pledge not less than 48 hours earlier than the talk. The second debate is scheduled for Sept. 27.