Gov. Scott Walker holding press conference at 6 p.m. Eastern; Dropping out of race; Update: Video, transcript

It's real – @FoxNews confirms @ScottWalker to drop out. Writing was on the wall

— John Roberts (@johnrobertsFox) September 21, 2015

Never good when the press conference release has no topic. Bye bye Walker? "I was wrong. I am intimidated."

— Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) September 21, 2015

Stunned by news of Walker dropping out. He would have been a solid President, but ran a terrible campaign.

— AG (@AG_Conservative) September 21, 2015

Trump has now knocked out the 2 most successful conservative governors out of the GOP race. Somehow that's an indictment of beltway RINOs.

— jon gabriel (@exjon) September 21, 2015

Walker’s out? I didn’t see that coming this soon. Two two-term governors have now dropped out.

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) September 21, 2015

The good candidates are leaving the race, but the loser candidates are sticking around.

— Lisa De Pasquale (@LisaDeP) September 21, 2015

Sad. @GovWalker is dropping out. GOP source: "The short answer is money." http://t.co/Z9wuyfjKqV …

— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) September 21, 2015

Scott Walker Said to Be Quitting Presidential Race. He'll announce at 6 pm in Madison. http://t.co/EBGiUUOzBS pic.twitter.com/JgOWj2LB4W

— Liam Stack (@liamstack) September 21, 2015

NYT: “short answer is money,” said a supporter of Walker’s who was briefed on the decision. “He’s made a decision not to limp into Iowa.”

— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) September 21, 2015

Scott Walker dropping out. His lackluster performance in two straight debates was huge

— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) September 21, 2015

Many pundits, myself included had Walker as #GOP nominee, thought his appeal to conservatives + establishment wld make him consensus pick

— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) September 21, 2015

It seemed Walker had Iowa locked down. Lived there till he was a teen, evangelical connection, Midwestern nice etc.

— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) September 21, 2015

Then Walker became a national candidate, got caught up in spotlight, wasn't him vs unions anymore, wasn't as good in intraparty warfare

— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) September 21, 2015

Are the people who tried to recall Walker thrilled, or upset that this is the guy they couldn't take down?

— Rachel Weiner (@rachelweinerwp) September 21, 2015

The thing about Scott Walker is that he is a bad person who deserves failure and now he has it.

— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) September 21, 2015

Trumka takes the high road: "Scott Walker is still a disgrace, just no longer national."

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) September 21, 2015

Maybe we just don't have a president in 2017. Has anyone looked at that option?

— Jonathan M. Katz (@KatzOnEarth) September 21, 2015

Scott Walker for Labor Secretary!

— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) September 21, 2015

Here's the video of Scott Walker dropping out of the GOP 2016 race: https://t.co/uQeN3BoBZ8

— Matthew Sheffield (@mattsheffield) September 21, 2015

Transcript of @ScottWalker’s remarks announcing suspension of campaign pic.twitter.com/Q0KF5AFKdp

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 21, 2015