Michael Bloomberg has ended his bid for the White House and thrown his support behind former vice-president Joe Biden after his unprecedented half-billion-dollar campaign managed to secure only a single contest on Super Tuesday – American Samoa.
“Three months ago, I entered the race for president to defeat Donald Trump. Today, I am leaving the race for the same reason: to defeat Donald Trump — because it is clear to me that staying in would make achieving that goal more difficult,” Mr Bloomberg said in a statement released on Wednesday morning by his campaign.
“After yesterday’s results, the delegate math has become virtually impossible — and a viable path to the nomination no longer exists,” he added.