Asa Hutchinson.Photo: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty
Former Arkansas Gov.Asa Hutchinsonhas suspended his 2024 presidential campaign after receiving less than 200 votes during Monday’s Republican caucuses in Iowa. Hutchinson, 73, finished sixth place in the first nominating contest of the election season.
On Tuesday morning, with an estimated 99% ofresultsin, Hutchinson had garnered just 191 votes in Iowa, receiving zero of the state’s 40 GOP delegates.
Republican presidential candidateVivek Ramaswamy, who came in fourth with 7.7% of the vote, also announcedhe is suspending his 2024 presidential campaignon Monday.
Hutchinson first confirmed hisplans to run for presidentlast April, saying he “wanted to make it clear” that he’s launching a campaign while appearing on ABC News’This Week with George Stephanopoulos.
“I have made a decision. And my decision is, I’m going to run for president of the United States,” Hutchinson told co-anchor Jonathan Karl at the time.
Hutchinson has been among the most outspoken Republican critics of Trump,changing his opinionof the twice-impeached leader in the aftermath ofthe Jan. 6, 2021, insurrectionat the U.S. Capitol.
The politician has since called Trump “politically and morally responsible” for the events of that day and has publicly stated that he won’t support Trump for president just because he’s a member of the same party,explaining to CNNin 2021: “I would not support him for re-election in 2024.”
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