Scott gives up trying to become a presidential candidate

Scott gives up trying to become a presidential candidate
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full screenTim Scott, senator from South Carolina, is giving up trying to become the Republican candidate in the presidential election next year. Archive image. Photo: Rebecca Blackwell/AP/TT

And then there were only four left in the crowd who want to give ex-president Donald Trump a fight to be elected the Republican presidential candidate in 2024. Tim Scott, senator from South Carolina, gives up his attempts.

Less than three weeks ago, former Vice President Mike Pence made the same announcement and stepped down. Now Tim Scott announces that he is grateful, Politico reports and refers to an interview with Scott on the Fox television channel.

The voters, according to Scott, have given him a clear message that it is not the time for him, not now. He says he does not intend to favor any other of the remaining names.

– The best thing I can do is not get involved, Scott tells interviewer Trey Gowdy.

Donald Trump leads by a large margin in the opinion polls conducted on who Republican voters want to be nominated as the party’s presidential candidate and run against Joe Biden in the presidential election next year.

Remaining in the race among the Republicans, in addition to Trump, are the former governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, the former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, the entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and the governor of Florida Ron DeSantis.

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