Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina announced Sunday night that he is dropping out of the 2024 Republican presidential campaign, shocking a TV interviewer and even his own campaign staff with an abrupt departure from the race. I am suspending my campaign," Scott said in an appearance on former GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy's Fox News program. Scott's campaign even sent out a fundraising email not long before he announced he was leaving the race. "Tim Scott is a good man of faith and an inspiration to so many. “Tim Scott is a strong conservative with bold ideas about how to get our country back on track.