In this file photo taken on October 11, 2019 Democratic presidential hopeful former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro waves during a town hall devoted to LGBTQ issues hosted by CNN and the Human rights Campaign Foundation at The Novo in Los Angeles on October 10, 2019.
January 1, 2020
Julian Castro drops out of US 2020 presidential race
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Julian Castro, an Obama-era cabinet member and the only Hispanic candidate in the US presidential race, ended his 2020 White House bid Thursday after failing to boost his flagging poll numbers.
“It’s with profound gratitude to all of our supporters that I suspend my campaign for president today,” Castro said on Twitter, adding that he would “keep fighting for an America where everyone counts.”
The 45-year-old former mayor of San Antonio, Texas had struggled to raise his profile in a crowded Democratic Party nomination field, rarely rising above two percent in polls.
