The 50-year-old represented one of the party’s few remaining opportunities to spotlight ethnic diversity in its quest to unseat President Donald Trump.
Cory Booker drops out of presidential race after polling less than 2 per cent as Democratic field gets smaller and whiter and Donald Trump mocks: ‘Now I can rest easy tonight!’
- Democratic hopeful Sen. Cory Booker announced his decision Monday to end his presidential run
- ‘It’s with a full heart that I share this news—I’m suspending my campaign for president,’ Booker tweeted
- Booker was polling, on average, at 1.8 per cent, didn’t make the debate stage in Los Angeles and wouldn’t be appearing this week in Des Moines
- Soon after Booker’s announcement President Trump chimed in with a tweet, mocking the New Jersey senator’s bid
- ‘Now I can rest easy tonight. I was sooo concerned that I would someday have to go head to head with him!’ Trump wrote
