Bernie Sanders drops out of 2020 Democratic presidential campaign

The move has cleared the path for Democratic candidate Joe Biden's nomination, who will face Republican candidate and the present US Present Donald Trump, who is seeking a second 4-year term in office.

"I wish I could give you better news, but I think you know the truth, and that is that we are now some 300 delegates behind Vice President Biden, and the path toward victory is virtually impossible," Sanders said in a livestream.

"So while we are winning the ideological battle and while we are winning the support of so many young people and working people throughout the country, I have concluded that this battle for the Democratic nomination will not be successful. And so today I am announcing the suspension of my campaign," he added.