Former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson ended his presidential campaign for the 2024 Republican nomination Tuesday morning after landing sixth place in the Iowa caucuses the night before.

“I congratulate Donald J. Trump for his win last night in Iowa and to the other candidates who competed and garnered delegate support,” Hutchinson said in a statement released by the Asa for America campaign. “Today, I am suspending my campaign for President and driving back to Arkansas.”

Despite congratulating Donald Trump on his first caucus victory in 2024, Hutchinson has been a vocal critic of Trump for some time. When Hutchinson launched his candidacy in April, he called on the former president to drop out of the race over his alleged involvement in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.

“My message of being a principled Republican with experience and telling the truth about the current front runner did not sell in Iowa,” he added. “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.”

Hutchinson and his wife, Susan, “are blessed beyond measure, and we are grateful for the opportunity to have fought in the political arena for America,” he concluded.

The former governor’s presidential campaign run was marred by poor performances in the polls, which placed him at an average of roughly 1 percent in the past nine months, according to FiveThirtyEight.

Hutchinson received 0.2 percent of the vote during the Republican caucuses in Iowa on Monday night. He fell behind Ryan Binkley, a Texas pastor and businessman who landed in fifth place with 0.7 percent.

Vivek Ramaswamy gained 7.7 percent before dropping out of the race entirely after the Associated Press called the race for Trump, who garnered 51 percent of the vote. Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley finished the night with 21.2 percent and 19.1 percent, respectively.