Overview

• The businessman and former Navy SEAL suspended his bid 11 weeks after launching, saying he saw no path to the Republican nomination.
• Berrien’s move followed Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporting that he had followed sexually explicit accounts on Medium, including nonbinary performer Jiz Lee.
• In a statement, he called the coverage “cherry-picked” opposition research and defended the activity as “just reading,” asserting nothing illegal or unethical.
• Jiz Lee publicly labeled Berrien a hypocrite, and several Republicans had urged him to leave the race.
• Berrien said he will return to the private sector and use his Never Out Of The Fight PAC to support the GOP nominee, as Democrats field multiple contenders ahead of the August primary.