Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry dropped out of the GOP presidential nominiation race Friday, AP reported.
BREAKING: AP sources: Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to drop out of 2016 Republican presidential race.
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 11, 2015
In a statement sent to reporters by the campaign, Perry said he leaves the race with “no regrets.”
Perry remarks on dropping out, just landed in inbox: pic.twitter.com/qkcvjQ0UwP
— Rosie Gray (@RosieGray) September 11, 2015
He announced his decision in a speech to the Eagle Forum in St. Louis, where he expressed his belief in conservative principals as well as in his Christian faith.
“That is why today I am suspending my campaign for the presidency of the United States,” Perry said. “We have a tremendous field of candidates – probably the greatest group of men and women – I step aside knowing our party is in good hands.”
In the remarks, Perry had plenty of criticism for President Obama, who he called a “divider who has sliced and diced the electorate.”
But he also had some comments geared towards the other GOP candidates, and specifically, it appeared, towards Donald Trump, who Perry slammed while on the trail.
“We cannot indulge nativist appeals that divide the nation further,” Perry said, later adding “Demeaning people of Hispanic heritage is not just ignorant, it betrays the example of Christ.”
Correction: This story has been corrected to show that Perry was speaking in St. Louis, Missouri.
Seventeen little Americans from all over the world all in a row, none of them Native Americans, and all want to be president, and all totally unqualified, uncaring, unintelligent, uninformed.
Watch this first one go down, like one of thos beer bottles all in a row. All American beers, taste so pale, no white, and even the less that white skinned guy seems to be saying crazy stuff, just like the rich white guys and one rich woman.
My bet is on Carly Fiorina to oppose the inevitable HIllary, two women, both too ignorant and unaware of how the world has changed since Hillary’s husband took office in 1993.
How has it changed? About 30 million Latino Americans have become legally of age, about 20,000 African-Americans have been killed, about 3,000 from bullets of police officers; about 20,000,000 men and women have been put into debt because of college educations. About half a million men and women served in the armed forces and have been permanently injured in senseless wars Bush 2 declared. Shall I go on how the nation and world have changed since Bill Clinton took office in 1993? No one earns what they are worth except the top 2%.
So we’ve arrived at the place after 2012, when Iowo thought Perry should be number one in line for the presidency, at least Perry now is seen as a total idiot.
Oooops!
At least he had the sense to drop out. Even a stopped clock is right once a day.
Have his glasses dropped out too?