Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has said goodbye to his TV gig on Fox News as he contemplates making another run for president.

On Saturday, the former Republican governor announced that he is ending his Fox News talk show while he weighs a potential presidential run in 2016.

"If I were willing to absolutely rule out [a presidential run] I could keep doing this show, but I can't make such a declaration," he said to his TV viewers during his Saturday evening show, "Huckabee," according to ABC News. "As much as I have loved doing the show, I cannot bring myself to rule out another presidential run. Oh, be clear; I'm not making that announcement right now and my timetable is still just what wait was before, later this spring, but I agree with Fox this is the right thing and now is the right time."

Huckabee went on to say that he doesn't plan to "make a decision about running until late in the spring of 2015." He also plans to continue to appear on the conservative network as a guest, but "not as staff."

Earlier that evening, Huckabee made the announcement on his Facebook page, stating he was leaving his show so he can "openly talk with potential donors and supporters and gauge support."

"There has been a great deal of speculation as to whether I would run for president ... the continued chatter has put Fox News into a position that is not fair to them," Huckabee wrote on his Facebook page. "The honorable thing to do at this point is to end my tenure here at Fox so I can openly talk with potential donors and supporters and gauge support. I feel compelled to ascertain if the support exists strongly enough for another presidential run. So as we say in television, stay tuned!"

A Fox News spokesperson also confirmed that Huckabee's departure from the network after over six years as a host was amicable.

Huckabee, who ran for the Republican nomination in 2008, began hosting the popular show months after his first presidential campaign ended, reports Politico.

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