Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) will not be running for president, the senator has announced.
Cotton confirmed reports that he decided against a 2024 presidential bid, after earlier reports that he was considering a run.
“This is not the right time for our family for me to commit to a six-to-seven day a week campaign for the next two years,” Cotton told Fox News.
Cotton, 45, and his wife, Anna, have a 7-year-old boy and a 5-year-old boy.
“They’re old enough to know that dad’s gone and be sad about it but not old enough to understand the purpose and why it all matters and why the sacrifice is worth it,” Cotton said. “I am pretty sure Republican voters can find another nominee, but I know that my sons can’t find another dad for the next two years.”…