CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh has announced an end to his bid to challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination.
In a statement to ABC News Friday, Walsh said the Republican Party has become a "cult."
I've suspended my campaign because I've concluded that no one can beat Trump in a Republican nomination-not me, not anyone," Walsh said in a statement. "That was crystal clear to me this week when I stood in front of 3,000 Iowa Republicans and was booed and jeered at for saying we deserve a president who is honest, decent and puts the country first. The Republican party has become a cult."
The conservative radio host served one term in Congress representing Illinois' northwest suburbs.
Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld is the only challenger to Trump for the Republican nomination.
Former Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh ends run to challenge President Trump for Republican nomination
