Pete Buttigieg is dropping out of the race for president, according to Politico 

Pete Buttigieg is dropping out of the presidential race, according to new reports.   

Sources close to Buttigieg’s campaign confirmed that the 38-year-old announced the end of his White House bid on Sunday following a disappointing fourth-place finish in the South Carolina primary.  

Buttigieg is now on is way back to South Bend, Indiana, where he will give a speech tonight officially suspending his campaign, an aide told DailyMail.com.  

The first openly gay presidential candidate in history, Buttigieg rose to the field’s top tier -but failed to notch enough wins in the critical early states necessary to keep his bid moving forward.  

The millennial, Afghan War veteran and former mayor of South Bend defied expectations in a field of better-known candidates for months while becoming the first openly gay top contender for a major party nomination.

‘Mayor Pete’ burst onto the scene with a blitz of national media a year ago and impressive fundraising. He leaned hard into a next-generation message of urgency on pressing issues while preaching a message of hope and inclusion. 

This is a developing story.