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There is no ‘political path forward,’ Carson says

US Republican Presidential Candidate Ben Carson answers questions from reporters in the spin room after the Republican Presidential Debate at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas on February 25, 2016. (AFP)

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is suspending his campaign for the 2016 presidential election in the US.

"I do not see a political path forward in light of last evening's Super Tuesday primary results," Carson said in a statement on Wednesday.

The retired neurosurgeon added that he would not partake in the next GOP debate in Detroit on Thursday.

“However, this grassroots movement on behalf of ‘We the People’ will continue. Along with millions of patriots who have supported my campaign for President, I remain committed to Saving America for Future Generations.”

Carson’s decision marks departure of the only significant African American candidate in November election.

Notorious for his anti-Islam remarks, Carson briefly led the Republican presidential race but stumbled after months of “staff infighting and strategy shifts,” as put by the Washington Post.

In mid-December 2015, Carson released a policy proposal, calling for a federal investigation into whether the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim advocacy group in the US, has ties to terrorism.

The row between the two initially began in late September 2015, when the GOP candidate said a Muslim president should not be allowed into the White House.

Carson also called for a formal declaration of war against Daesh Takfiri terrorists in the Middle East, in which the US has already been engaged but to no avail.


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