Mike Pence announced the suspension of his 2024 presidential campaign Saturday afternoon.
Pence's withdrawal from the race comes amid poor fundraising numbers and recognition that today's GOP has left the former vice president behind.
NBC News' Sarah Dean reports:
He made the unexpected announcement at the annual Republican Jewish Coalition convention in Las Vegas.
“I came here to say it's become clear to me this is not my time. So after much deliberation I have decided to suspend my campaign for president effective today,” he said onstage. “I have no regrets. The only thing that would have been harder than coming up short would have been if we never tried at all.”
His spokesperson Devin O'Malley said Pence chose the convention for the announcement because “the conflict in Israel is a microcosm of what Pence has been evangelizing regarding populism and traditional conservative values.”
“RJC provided him one last opportunity to make that case and do so in front of a supportive audience,” O'Malley added.
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