Published 21:52 IST, March 4th 2020

Mike Bloomberg drops out from US presidential race to "defeat Trump", will back Joe Biden

In a massive development on Wednesday, Mike Bloomberg has dropped out of the presidential race, and has said that he will endorse Joe Biden

Reported by: Navashree Nandini
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In a massive development on Wednesday, Mike Bloomberg has dropped out of presidential race, and has said that he will endorse ar Democratic frontrunner, Joe Biden. Releasing a statement, Bloomberg has said that he entered race to defeat Donald Trump and he is leaving race for same reason. He has ded that staying in race would make "goal more difficult." His anuncement comes after Super Tuesday results, in which he failed to win in any states, except in tiny American Samoa.

In his statement, Bloomberg has ded that his objective is "victory in vember" and he is t running away from " most important political fight." Calling Biden  "best shot" candidate to defeat Trump, he said he will back "his friend and a great American". 

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In what is  most consequential night of 2020 presidential race so far, former vice-president Joe Biden reclaimed his frontrunner status in Democratic race, winning in at least nine of 14 states, including Texas and Massachusetts, home state of Elizabeth Warren, ar contender. Bernie Sanders, leftwing Vermont senator who is Biden’s main competitor, is ahe in California. Bloomberg,  former New York mayor, won four delegates from American Samoa and has w pulled back despite spending around $500 million. A day ahe of Super Tuesday, both Pete Buttigieg and Senator Amy Klobuchar also pulled out of race and said that y will back Biden. Suddenly, after Super Tuesday, Democratic race that h featured more than a half dozen candidates last week turned into a straight contest between Biden and Sanders - both having starkly different views regarding future of United States of America - with Warren a distant third.

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