Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina surprised his donors and campaign staff by dropping out of the presidential race after delivering Republicans' rebuttal to President Joe Biden's first joint address to Congress in 2021.
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina delivered Republicans ’ rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s first joint address to Congress in 2021., a development that surprised his donors and stunned his campaign staff just two months before the start of voting in Iowa's leadoff GOP caucuses. The South Carolina senator, who entered the race in May with high hopes, made the surprise announcement on Fox News Channel's "Sunday Night in America" with Trey Gowdy, one of his closest friends.
The news was so unanticipated that one campaign worker told The Associated Press that campaign staff found out Scott was dropping out by watching the show. "I love America more today than I did on May 22," Scott said Sunday. "But when I go back to Iowa, it will not be as a presidential candidate. I am suspending my campaign. 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.’" KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 04: Republican presidential candidate U.S. Se
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