Ben Carson exits race for White House

Author and Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has thrown in the towel to become the next president of America.

Carson revealed to an audience of conservatives today outside Washington, D.C, that he is “leaving the campaign trail”.

“I realized it simply wasn’t going to happen,” Carson said at the Conservative Political Action Conference here in National Harbor, Maryland.

“I will to continue to be heavily involved and try to save our nation. We have to save it,” he added.

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In recent weeks, Carson seemed to fade into the background as leading candidates like Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio captured most of the attention on the campaign trail.

Carson’s campaign could be described as a roller-coaster ride. At one point he led the Republican presidential field in national polls — even topping Trump — but his numbers sagged and he never regained the top spot.

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