CNA Staff, Jan 21, 2024 / 16:38 pm
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sunday announced the suspension of his presidential campaign nearly one week after the Republican finished a distant second in the Iowa caucuses.
DeSantis had captured about 20% of the vote in Iowa on Monday, finishing well behind former President Donald Trump’s 51% showing. On Sunday afternoon DeSantis said in a video posted to X that he was “suspending [his] campaign.”
“Following our second-place finish in Iowa, we’ve prayed and deliberated on the way forward,” DeSantis said. “If there was anything I could do to produce a favorable outcome — more campaign stops, more interviews — I would do it.”
“But I can’t ask our supporters to volunteer their time and donate their resources if we don’t have a clear path to victory,” he said.