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Rick Scott complimented the Republican field, but said the voters had spoken. | AP Photo Florida Gov. Rick Scott endorses Donald Trump

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is calling on the Republican Party to come together and support Donald Trump.

Scott — in a Facebook post the day after his home state voted and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio dropped out — said that Trump’s victories Tuesday show it is time to rally around the businessman.

“I’m asking all Republicans today to come together and begin preparing to win the general election in November,” Scott wrote. “With his victories yesterday, I believe it is now time for Republicans to accept and respect the will of the voters and coalesce behind Donald Trump.”

Scott complimented the Republican field, but said the voters had spoken.

“The voters are speaking clearly — they want a businessman outsider who will dramatically shake up the status quo in Washington," he wrote. "If we spend another four months tearing each other apart, we will damage our ability to win in November. It’s time for an end to the Republican on Republican violence. It’s time for us to begin coming together, we’ve had a vigorous primary, now let’s get serious about winning in November.”

Scott signaled a warming to Trump in January with a USA Today op-ed titled, "Donald Trump has America's pulse." While stopping short of an endorsement at that time, Scott praised Trump for speaking his mind and tapping into Americans' frustration with the state of government and their country.

"I think he is capturing the frustration of many Americans after seven years of President Obama's very intentional government takeover of the U.S. economy," Scott wrote in the Jan. 6 piece.

Scott had dodged questions in recent weeks over whether he would endorse Trump or any candidate, including Rubio or former Gov. Jeb Bush (who left the race in mid-February), as well as whether he would want to be selected as the Manhattan mogul's running mate. "I'm not involved in presidential politics … it's fun to watch," Scott told reporters in Tallahassee last month.

Since then, Trump has earned the endorsements of current governors Chris Christie of New Jersey, Paul LePage of Maine, and Jan Brewer, the former governor of Arizona.

