Chris Christie (R), the most vocal Trump critic, announces he is suspending his 2024 presidential campaign.

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie, who has been a vocal critic of Donald Trump since their contentious 2016 primary, dropped out of the race on January 10, polling at just 3.6%.

He gave these parting words:

"I've always said that if there came a point in time in this race where I couldn't see a path to accomplishing that goal, that I would get out. And it's clear to me tonight that there isn't a path for me to win the nomination, which is why I'm suspending my campaign tonight for President of the United States. I know, and I can see it from some of the faces here, that I'm disappointing some people by doing this. People who believe in our message and believe in what we've been doing, I also know, though, it's the right thing for me to do. Because I want to promise you this, I am going to make sure that in no way do I enable Donald Trump to ever be President of the United States again. And that's more important than my own personal ambitions. “