Ted Cruz Is Ending His Campaign

Well, that’s the end of that, then:

Just in: @TedCruz is ending his presidential campaign, campaign manager Jeff Roe tells me.

— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) May 4, 2016

BREAKING: Ted Cruz is ending his presidential bid, campaign manager says.

— Matt Flegenheimer (@mattfleg) May 4, 2016

Ted Cruz is expected to speak later tonight.

UPDATE –– 8:42 pm EST: Cruz declared tonight, “With a heavy heart, but with boundless optimism, for the long-term future of our nation, we are suspending our campaign.”

He went on to say that “our movement would continue” in the coming weeks and months. There was absolutely zero mention of whether he would support Donald Trump, now the inevitable GOP nominee.

UPDATE –– 8:52 pm EST: You can watch below, via CNN:

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