Kirsten Gillibrand announces she’s dropping out of 2020 Presidential race

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Wednesday, Democratic New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced she was withdrawing from the 2020 presidential race.

Gillibrand made the announcement via Twitter:

Today, I am ending my campaign for president.

I am so proud of this team and all we've accomplished. But I think it’s important to know how you can best serve.

To our supporters: Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. Now, let's go beat Donald Trump and win back the Senate. pic.twitter.com/xM5NGfgFGT

— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) August 28, 2019

In the video, she says: “It’s important to know when it’s not your time and to know how you can best serve your community and country. I believe I can best serve by helping to unite us to beat Donald Trump in 2020.”

Gillibrand had not made the cut for the third Democratic Debate.