Republican Ted Cruz has been endorsed by former presidential candidate Carly Fiorina for president.
Cruz announced the endorsement Wednesday during a rally in Miami.
Both Cruz and Fiorina will be in Orlando Friday for a town hall meeting. That will happen from 10 a.m. to noon at the Faith Assembly of God on Curry Ford Road. Tickets are free on the Cruz website.
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Cruz's campaign released the following statement from Fiorina:
"Ted Cruz is a fearless fighter for our constitutional rights. He has spent his life protecting Americans’ God-given liberties, and he has always stood by his word. Unlike the status-quo political class in D.C., Ted Cruz didn’t cower when he got to Washington – he stood unequivocally for the American people. I know Ted, and he’ll do the same as president."
Cruz's campaign released the candidate's response as well:
"Carly Fiorina is a strong, principled leader and woman of faith. Our campaign is stronger with her leadership and her voice. Her story embodies the promise that in America anyone can start as a secretary and become a Fortune 50 CEO.
Carly speaks the truth with courage, doesn’t back down to the Washington powerbrokers, and terrifies Hillary and the Democrats. We are blessed to have her support, and together I am confident we will continue to unite conservatives so that every American has the opportunity to achieve the unimaginable."
Cruz has received the second most delegates in the Republican primary thus far, with 359 as of March 9. Most recently, he won the Republican primary in Idaho on Tuesday night. Cruz trails front-runner Donald Trump, who has 458.
Fiorina, formerly the CEO of Hewlett Packard, was one of several candidates for the Republican nomination for president. She suspended her campaign last month.