Dr. Ben Carson endorses Trump for President

Donald Trump (Inset: Dr. Ben Carson)

Dr. Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who withdrew from the Presidential race last week, has thrown his support behind billionaire Republican candidate Donald Trump today.

Speaking at a news conference at Trump's private club, Mar-a-Lago, Dr. Ben Carson said, He and Trump had 'buried the hatchet' and praising the Republican Party's front-runner as a "the voice of the people to be heard.'

"I want the political process to play out in the way that it should play out." Ben Carson said.

"What I've been seeing recently is political operatives ... once again trying to assert themselves and trying to thwart the will of the people," Carson said. "I find that to be an extraordinarily dangerous place right now."

Carson's endorsement, coming just one week after he ended his own White House campaign, gives Trump a significant boost as the Republican nominating contest heads to critical states like Florida and Ohio on Tuesday. Trump said he did not make any promises to Carson about a future role in a potential Trump administration, but pledged that Carson would play a "big, big part" in his campaign.

Carson -- whose campaign and demeanor were polar opposites of Trump's in many ways -- played the role Friday of vouching for Trump's character and integrity. He explained that there were "two Donald Trumps" -- one that the public sees, and another more reserved and "cerebral" man who "sits there and considers things very carefully."

"Some people have gotten the impression that Donald Trump is this person who is not malleable, who does not have the ability to listen, and to take information in and make wise decisions. And that's not true," Carson said. "He's much more cerebral than that."

Carson became the second former presidential candidate to back to Trump. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie endorsed the businessman two weeks ago.