Marco Rubio Drops Out of the Race

Marco Rubio announced in a concession speech tonight that he’s dropping out of the presidential race after losing to Donald Trump in Florida.

Rubio spoke of underestimating the anger and frustration of the American people this election cycle and reflected on his life and career in the lead-up to his announcement. He said this year brought a “political storm… we should have seen this coming.”

He railed against the political establishment and members of the conservative movement who are in it more for the outrage than principles. He called for a “strong Republican party” and a vibrant conservative movement built on ideas, “not on preying on people’s frustrations.”

Rubio came out and said this is just not his year, but expressed hope in the future of America and the conservative movement, confident that he ran his campaign the right way.

We will add video when it becomes available.

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