Manchin says the failed border bill was a factor in his decision not to run for president

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin says Senate Republicans blocking a border and foreign aid bill played role in choice to not run for president. Manchin had previously weighed a third-party campaign. Senate Republicans blocked a border bill earlier this month was the “biggest part” of his decision not to run.

Joe Manchin announces he will not run for president in 2024. The centrist West Virginia senator had been mulling a run for the White House. Manchin will not announce his candidacy for president on Tuesday night. He had been expected to run for a presidential nomination in 2016, but decided not to run.