Ted Cruz Just Handed the GOP Nomination to Donald Trump

Read: It's Now Pretty Much Impossible for Republicans to Stop Trump

After losing to Donald Trump in the Indiana primary, Ted Cruz has officially suspended his campaign, essentially leaving the Republican nomination to Trump.

"I said I would continue on as long as there is a viable path to victory. Tonight, I'm sorry to say, it appears that path has been foreclosed," the Texas senator said on Tuesday. "Together we left it all on the field in Indiana. We gave it everything we got, but the voters chose another path."

Cruz, whose campaign hit a high note during the Iowa caucuses in February, lost seven consecutive primaries before his ultimate defeat in Indiana, where he garnered 37 percent of the vote compared to Trump's 53 percent. He did not say whether or not he would support Trump's candidacy going forward.