Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson ends Republican campaign for president after finishing 6th in Iowa

Former two-term Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is bowing out of the race for the White House after finishing sixth in the Iowa caucuses.

Hutchinson on Tuesday suspended his long-shot campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

"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," Hutchinson said in a statement.

He emphasized that "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."

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According to the unofficial tabulation, Hutchinson won less than 200 votes out of more than 110,000 cast in Iowa's Republican presidential caucuses.

Former President Donald Trump won a resounding victory on Monday night, topping 50% and winning a majority of the vote and shattering the previous margin of victory in a the Iowa GOP caucuses as he cruised to a crucial first victory as he aims to recapture the White House in November's election.

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Hutchinson put his criticism of Trump front-and-center in his 2024 campaign.

At a major GOP presidential nomination cattle call in Florida in early November, Hutchinson was jeered for over a minute by the crowd after reiterating that "there is a significant likelihood that Donald Trump will be found guilty by a jury on a felony offense next year."

"That may or may not happen. Before you vote in March and it might not make any difference to you, but it will make a difference for our