--- description: Here is a transcript of the speeches he and running mate Carly Fiorina gave after losing the Indiana primary. title: Ted Cruz Drops Out: Transcript of His Speech in Indiana image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2604dbb85063f740/698891ca8e06018867465b95/gettyimages-527850712.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [ted cruz](/tag/ted-cruz/) ## ted cruz Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Read Ted Cruz's Speech on Dropping Out of the Presidential Race by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 4, 2016 2:09 AM CUT  Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) announces the suspension of his campaign as wife Heidi Cruz looks on during an election night watch party at the Crowne Plaza Downtown Union Station on May 3, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) announces the suspension of his campaign as wife Heidi Cruz looks on during an election night watch party at the Crowne Plaza Downtown Union Station on May 3, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana.Joe Raedle—Getty Images by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 4, 2016 2:09 AM CUT Texas Sen. Ted Cruz dropped out of the presidential race after losing the crucial Indiana primary. Here is a transcript of the speeches he and running mate Carly Fiorina gave at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Indianapolis Tuesday night. --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4317340/ted-cruz-drops-out-suspends-campaign-speech-transcript/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4317340/ted-cruz-drops-out-suspends-campaign-speech-transcript/"},"headline":"Read Ted Cruz's Speech on Dropping Out of the Presidential Race","datePublished":"2016-05-04T02:09:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T17:15:04.283Z","description":"Here is a transcript of the speeches he and running mate Carly Fiorina gave after losing the Indiana primary.","url":"https://time.com/4317340/ted-cruz-drops-out-suspends-campaign-speech-transcript/","keywords":["ted cruz","2016 Election topic","Indiana","Carly Fiorina"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2604dbb85063f740/698891ca8e06018867465b95/gettyimages-527850712.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ryan Teague Beckwith","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2604dbb85063f740/698891ca8e06018867465b95/gettyimages-527850712.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) announces the suspension of his campaign as wife Heidi Cruz looks on during an election night watch party at the Crowne Plaza Downtown Union Station on May 3, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana.","caption":"Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) announces the suspension of his campaign as wife Heidi Cruz looks on during an election night watch party at the Crowne Plaza Downtown Union Station on May 3, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana.","creditText":"Joe Raedle—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/ted-cruz/","name":"ted cruz"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4317340/ted-cruz-drops-out-suspends-campaign-speech-transcript/","name":"Read Ted Cruz's Speech on Dropping Out of the Presidential Race"}}]}] ```