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Buttigieg confirms exit from US presidential race
WASHINGTON, March 2, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay
US presidential candidate from a major party, on Sunday officially ended his
campaign to be the Democratic nominee to take on Donald Trump in November’s
election.
“Our goal has always been to help unify Americans to defeat Donald Trump,”
he told supporters.
“We must recognize that at this point in the race the best way to keep
faith with those goals… is to step aside and help bring our party and our
country together. So tonight I am making the difficult decision to suspend my
campaign for the presidency.”
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