![Republican Presidential Candidates Debate In Houston, Texas Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks during the Republican presidential debate on Feb. 25, 2016 in Houston.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/timepol-presidential-candidates-donald-trump-marco-rubio-ted-cruz-john-kasich-ben-carson-121.jpg?quality=85&w=2400)
Former presidential candidate Ben Carson will endorse Donald Trump on Friday.
The Washington Post reports 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 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‘ 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.
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![Huckabee Campaigns As January 3rd Iowa Caucus Approaches Republican Presidential hopeful and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has the support of actor Chuck Norris, right.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/election-2016-politics-endorsements-photos-chuck-norris-mike-huckabee.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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![Kanye West Show : Front Row - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2012 Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have publicly supported Hillary Clinton.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/election-2016-politics-endorsements-photos-kanye-west-kim-kardashian-hillary-clinton.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Huckabee Announces His Intentions For The 2016 Presidential Race Entertainer Tony Orlando performed during Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's announcement of his candidacy for the 2016 presidential race.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/election-2016-politics-endorsements-photos-tony-orlando-mike-huckabee.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Philosopher and academic Cornel West, right, endorses Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT).](https://cdn.statically.io/img/api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/election-2016-politics-endorsements-photos-bernie-sanders-cornel-west.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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