While there are still seemingly dozens of Democrats challenging for their 2020 presidential nomination, there are not many Republicans who are bold enough to think they can take on President Trump for the 2020 Republican nomination. One person who did try was former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford. On Tuesday, Sanford announced he is suspending his 2020 presidential campaign.

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Sanford was running for president as a reaction to what he called “bullying” tactics used by President Trump and on a platform to reduce the national debt. In recent days, he has said he no longer thinks there is an appetite for Republican debate with “impeachment in the air”. His withdraw from the race has led to widespread ridicule on social media where it seems not many people even knew he was running.

The former Governor has been out of politics since losing his last primary election in South Carolina. This was mostly the result of a scandal that involved him disappearing for 6 days while he was Governor. He could not be contacted by staff or family during that time. When he repapered, he admitted he was in Argentina visiting his mistress, not hiking the Appalachian Trail like he had told people.

This announcement leaves 2 long-shot, relatively unknown challengers to President Trump in 2020. Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Wield and former congressman Joe Walsh (R-IL) are currently still both in the race. Neither has generated much interest from the Republican party and several states have cancelled their Republican primaries as a result.