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Julian Castro announced he is suspending his 2020 Presidential campaign on Thursday.
“It’s with profound gratitude to all of our supporters that I suspend my campaign for president today,” he wrote on Twitter. “I’m so proud of everything we’ve accomplished together. I’m going to keep fighting for an America where everyone counts — I hope you’ll join me in that fight.”
Castro will be remembered most in Iowa for suggesting that Iowa is not diverse enough to be First in the Nation.
You can read about recent history that suggests Castro is wrong here.
Sen. Charles Grassley also talked about Castro’s suggestion here.
