Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced on Jan. 16 he is dropping out of the presidential race.
This comes one day after Mr. Hutchinson finished in second-to-last place among the declared candidates for the Iowa caucuses.
“I congratulate Donald J. Trump for his win last night in Iowa and to the other candidates who competed and garnered delegate support,” he said in a statement. “Today, I am suspending my campaign for President and driving back to Arkansas.”
“My message of being a principled Republican with experience and telling the truth about the current front runner did not sell in Iowa,” he continued. “I stand by the campaign I ran. I answered every question, sounded the warning to the GOP about the risks in 2024 and presented hope for our country’s future. Susan and I are blessed beyond measure, and we are grateful for the opportunity to have fought in the political arena for America.”
Mr. Hutchinson followed entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy in dropping out of the contest for the GOP nomination for the White House following the caucuses.
In the RealClearPolitics polling average, Mr. Hutchinson has just 0.7 percent support.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
From The Epoch Times
