Tim Scott, 58, a South Carolina senator, the only African-American in the ranks of the Republicans in this body of the US Congress, announced yesterday, Sunday, during an interview on the Fox News television network, that he is withdrawing his candidacy for the anointing GOP ahead of the November 5, 2024 presidential election.

The chances of Mr Scott, who has announced his intention to join Mao in the race, were initially seen as slim. He was added yesterday to former President Donald Trump’s opponents, of the great favorite of the race in the opposition party (58% of the voting intentions in the ranks of the followers of the political family), who left.

The senator, who dreamed of becoming the first black Republican president of the USA, never really managed to gain momentum, limited to 2.5% of vote intentions in the party ranks and 6th place, according to polling data compiled by the specialist website RealClearPolitics. He also made it clear that he does not intend to become anyone’s vice-presidential candidate.

“I am suspending my campaign. “I think my constituents, who are the most wonderful people on this planet, told me clearly ‘not now, Tim,'” he told Fox News.

The former vice president Mike Pence is the most important of the other internal party opponents of Mr. Trump who left at the end of October.