Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum has announced that he will be ending his presidential bid on Wednesday and also declared his support for the candidacy of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
Snatorum made the announcement Wednesday night on Fox News' "On the Record," and said he spoke with Rubio "for more than hour" Tuesday before making up his mind.
Santorum won the 2012 Iowa caucuses but was unable to repeat the performance at this year's vote. He finished second in 2012 behind eventual GOP nominee Mitt Romney.
Rick Santorum joins Mike Huckabee and Rand Paul after they all dropped out from Republican presidential candidate race after Monday's caucuses. Mike Huckabee ended his campaign that night, and while Rand Paul suspended his campaign on Wednesday morning.
"We decided that I think we could be better advocates for that in supporting someone who shared those values and is in a better position to do well in this race," Santorum told Greta Van Susteren. He said he was looking for a candidate that believed in helping struggling Americans, placed importance on traditional family units and who had the experience and understanding to take on ISIS.
"We decided that we wanted to find a candidate that really espoused the values that we believed in, someone who really focused their campaign on trying to help ... those who are struggling on the margins," Santorum said.
"That's why we decided to support Marco Rubio," he added.
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