Rubio lost in his home state of Florida on Tuesday.
Donald Trump’s decisive victory in Florida ended the state’s Senator Marco Rubio’s quest for the White House.
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“While we are on the right side, this year, we will not be the winning side,” he told supporters in Miami on Tuesday night.
The 44-year-old first term senator warned his voters: “America is in the middle of a real political storm, a real tsunami and we should have seen this coming.”
Rubio's family comforted him with a group hug as he announced he was suspending his campaign.
His supporters cheered for him to fight to the convention, but Rubio responded saying: “Look, people are angry.”
Trump won in key primary states including Florida, North Carolina and Illinois. Ohio Governor John Kasich won in his state.
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On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton swept Bernie Sanders and used her victory speech to take aim at Trump.
“Our commander-in-chief has to be able to defend or country, not embarrass it,” she said.
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