US Republican Senator Tim Scott pulls out of presidential campaign

US Republican Senator Tim Scott from South Carolina has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race.

He had hoped to become the first African-American to secure the Republican nomination.

He told Fox News: "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.'"

Although Tim Scott was very well funded, he failed to make an appreciable impact in opinion polls.

He has not endorsed any of the remaining candidates and he ruled out running for vice-president.

"I'll be honest with you: I ran for president to be president," he told Fox host and personal friend Trey Gowdy in the interview on Sunday, saying being vice-president was not on his "to-do list".

Having entered the race in May for the Republican nomination, Mr Scott, 58, presented himself as a deeply conservative candidate who could do a better job of healing US political divisions than former US President Donald Trump.