The Black Presidential Candidate Nobody Knew Was Running Just Ended His Campaign

Black conservative radio host Larry Elder officially ended his bid for the Republican nomination. The decision more than likely stemmed from the fact that most people didn’t even know Elder was running.

Elder didn’t qualify for the first two Republican debates, and his name doesn’t even show up in most polls. Still, Elder apparently had a campaign team who advised him it was best to let his White House aspirations go (at least for now).

“As I look at the path forward, and after careful consideration and consultation with my campaign team, I have made the difficult decision to suspend my campaign, wrote Elder in a statement.

Elder went on to endorse Republican frontrunner Donald Trump, writing, “I am proud to announce my endorsement of Donald Trump for President of the United States. His leadership has been instrumental in advancing conservative, America-first principles and policies that have benefitted our great nation.”

In case you’re wondering what an Elder presidency would have been like, look no further than the rest of this lengthy dropout letter. “Throughout my campaign, I have been steadfast in my belief that the biggest issues facing our nation are the crisis of fatherlessness, the dangerous lie that America is systemically racist,” wrote Elder. He goes on to talk about fixing federal spending to the GDP, “Soros-backed” district attorneys, and, you guessed it, absent father figures.

None of this is new if you’ve been following Elder, who has previously said things like “Blacks exaggerate the significance of racism” and “women exaggerate the problem of sexism.” The Los Angeles Times also reported on a now-deleted tweet in which Elder implied that women at the Women’s March weren’t attractive enough to get sexually assaulted.

This isn’t Elder’s first foray into politics. The radio host previously ran to replace California Governor Gavin Newsom, which is when his anti-Black and misogynistic comments surfaced for the general public.

The end of Elder’s campaign doesn’t mean anything super concrete for the Presidential race. Former President Trump still far outpaces his opponents as the voting in the primary begins to draw nearer.