BREAKING: Pete Buttigieg is dropping out of the presidential race, Politico reports
Pete Buttigieg is dropping out of the presidential race, according to new reports.
Sources close to Buttigieg’s campaign confirmed that the former South Bend, Indiana mayor announced the end of his White House bid on Sunday following a disappointing fourth-place finish in the South Carolina primary.
Buttigieg is now on is way back to South Bend, where he will give a speech tonight officially suspending his campaign, an aide told DailyMail.com.
The first openly gay presidential candidate in history, Buttigieg rose to the field’s top tier -but failed to notch enough wins in the critical early states necessary to keep his bid moving forward.
This is a developing story.
Pete Buttigieg is dropping out of the presidential race, according to new reports
Politico correspondent Carla Marinucci posted the news on Twitter on Sunday