North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum announces he's dropping out of the presidential race

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Republican Doug Burgum made it big as a successful businessman and investor, but switched careers when he became governor of North Dakota in 2016. He wanted to make a larger impact — not in the private sector, but politics. And he had his sights set on something even larger than the governor's mansion: the White House.

But that aspiration has come to an end.

Burgum announced Monday morning he would suspend his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination after he failed to qualify for the third Republican debate and would be unlikely to qualify for the fourth on Wednesday. While he did not provide a clear reason for the suspension of his campaign, Burgum did lodge criticisms at the RNC for its debate rules.