Morning Briefing 1/17: The Trump-Vivek alliance begins; Nikki contradicts herself, again; Also, what in the world is WEF's Disease X?!

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66% : Just one day after suspending his own presidential campaign, Ramaswamy appeared alongside Trump in Atkinson and expressed his full support for the GOP frontrunner.
57% : "I think Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley would actually, at this point, do this country and this party a service by stepping aside to make sure that we're focused on not only nominating Donald Trump but getting this country back and reviving those founding revolutionary ideals," Ramaswamy said during in an interview with Fox News anchor Jesse Watters.
42% : Trump teases future role for Ramaswamy at NH rally:Fox News - Former President Trump is already teasing a potential role on his team for former GOP rival Vivek Ramaswamy at a New Hampshire rally on Tuesday following Monday's Iowa caucuses.
11% : Ramaswamy calls for DeSantis, Haley to drop out and endorse Trump:The Hill - Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Tuesday urged Republican presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley to drop out of the race to ensure party unity behind President Trump.
2% : ABC cancels its New Hampshire debate after Haley, Trump decline to participate:Washington Post - Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is declining to participate in any more debates unless they include former president Donald Trump or President Biden, a stance that has led to the cancellation of Thursday's debate.

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