Tim Scott, lone Black Republican in US Senate, ends White House bid

U.S. Senator Tim Scott suspended his run for the 2024 Republican presidential election nomination on Sunday after months of burning through campaign cash at a blistering rate without making a significant dent in national opinion polls.
“I think the voters, who are the most remarkable people on the planet, have been really clear that they’re telling me: ‘Not now Tim,'” Scott told Fox News in an interview on Sunday evening.
His exit may provide a modest boost for other candidates trying to dislodge frontrunner and former President Donald Trump from the top spot, namely former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley.
In the moments after Scott dropped out, two major donors to his campaign told Reuters they would switch their support to Haley, who like Scott hails from the state of South Carolina.