Economy & Politics

White House 2016: Ben Carson Suspends Campaign for Republican Nomination

Ben Carson has officially suspended his campaign for the Republican nomination for the 2016 presidential election.

Speaking to conservative activists, Ben Carson, 64, said: “I’m leaving the campaign trail.”

Dr. Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, had been a front-runner but his campaign stalled in recent months after he performed badly on foreign affairs and questions about his background story.

He has not said which of the remaining four candidates he plans to endorse in the race for the Republican nomination.

“There are a lot of people who love me, they just won’t vote for me,” he said at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) near Washington DC.

After receiving a standing ovation from the crowd, Ben Carson said he would still be “heavily involved in trying to save the nation”.

Ben Carson’s announcement was expected after he said earlier this week that he did not see a “political path forward” in his campaign for the nomination.

He had earned only eight delegates before his decision to drop out from the nomination race.

Republicans in four states – Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana and Maine – go to the polls on Saturday.

On March 4, Ben Carson was announced as a new chairman of My Faith Votes – a group set up to encourage Christians to vote in elections.

Ben Carson had a poor upbringing in Detroit but made it to Yale before a brilliant medical career.

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