EXCERPT:
GOWDY: "I’m trying — I'm trying to process this information and I’m trying to do it on live television, so forgive me. You are the highest-ranking African American Republican politician in the country. You were asked to give the response to the State of the Union, and I did not hear a single negative word about your response. I mean, that's usually a death sentence for people. You gave a great response to the State of the Union. You gave a nominating speech in 2020, you have introduced opportunity zones and you have worked on criminal justice reform. Maybe I shouldn't ask you, maybe I should ask the voters what it says about the Republican Party that someone with that resume is suspending his presidential campaign."