Former U.S. Housing Secretary Castro suspends 2020 presidential race

Screenshot of former U.S. housing secretary Julian Castro's post on Twitter.

Julian Castro, former U.S. housing secretary, suspended his 2020 Democratic presidential race on Thursday.

"It's with profound gratitude to all of our supporters that I suspend my campaign for president today," Castro wrote in a Twitter post.

Castro, 45, was the only Latino candidate in the race. He championed immigrant rights and was a strong critic of Republican President Donald Trump, including his policies.

(Cover: Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro speaks during the first Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season in Miami, Florida, June 26, 2019.)

(With input from Reuters)