Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul announced Wednesday that he is ending his 2016 presidential bid, and will focus on his reelection bid for Senate.
“It has been an incredible honor to run a principled campaign for the White House. Today, I will end where I began, ready and willing fight for the cause of Liberty,” Paul said in a statement.
“Across the country thousands upon thousands of young people flocked to our message of limited government, privacy, criminal justice reform and a reasonable foreign policy,” Paul continued. “Brushfires of liberty were ignited, and those will carry on, as will I.”
“Although today I will suspend my campaign for president, the fight is far from over. I will continue to carry the torch for liberty in the United States Senate and I look forward to earning the privilege to represent the people of Kentucky for another term.”
Despite making it back onto the main stage for last Thursday’s debate, Paul won only 4.5 percent in the Iowa caucuses, which put him in a distant fifth place.
