Donald Trump will be loyal to Republican Party

Caving to intense Republican lobbying, presidential candidate Donald Trump has ruled out an independent White House bid and has vowed to support whomever wins the party’s nomination — a U-turn eased by his position at the front of the field.

The decision follows weeks of behind-the-scenes efforts by Republican leaders to avert an independent campaign by Trump, ever since last month’s opening debate, when he refused to promise to back the opposition party’s eventual nominee.

A third-party bid by Trump, or by any prominent conservative, could doom Republican efforts in 2016. “I will be totally pledging my allegiance to the Republican Party and the conservative principles for which it stands,” Trump said.