Vivek Ramaswamy says he will end his Republican presidential bid after a disappointing finish in Iowa. Ramaswamy made the announcement Monday, following a fourth-place finish in Iowa, pledging his support to frontrunner Donald Trump. Above video: Vivek Ramaswamy announces he's suspending presidential campaign The 38-year-old Biotech entrepreneur previously called Trump the “best president of the 21st century” even as he tried to convince Republican voters that they should opt for “fresh legs” and “take our America First agenda to the next level.”| 2024 Iowa Caucus results: Republican results statewide, county by county |The wealthy political outsider also modeled his own bid on Trump’s run, campaigning as a fast-talking, headline-grabbing populist who relentlessly needled opponents.“This is a campaign founded on speaking the truth, not just when it’s easy, but when it’s hard,” Ramaswamy said Monday night, after securing shy of 8% of the vote in Iowa. “I will stick to the truth tonight. The first hard truth – and this one is hard for me – but we have looked at it from every which way, but we did not achieve the surprise that we wanted to deliver tonight. I think that that’s a hard fact that we’re going to have to accept as a campaign."Ramaswamy said he called Trump to congratulate him on his victory in Iowa, pledging his support to the former president moving forward. Trump won Iowa convincingly, giving him a strong start in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination as the contest moves to New Hampshire. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis finished in second place over former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. Can't see the below election results? Click here. PGlmcmFtZSBjbGFzcz0iYXAtZW1iZWQiIHRpdGxlPSJMaXZlIGVsZWN0aW9uIHJlc3VsdHMgdmlhIHRoZSBBc3NvY2lhdGVkIFByZXNzIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmVzLmFwLm9yZy9lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRzL2N1c3RvbWVycy9sYXlvdXRzL29yZ2FuaXphdGlvbi1sYXlvdXRzL3B1Ymxpc2hlZC8xMDQ4OTkvOTY5OC5odG1sIiB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIHNjcm9sbGluZz0ibm8iIG1hcmdpbmhlaWdodD0iMCI+PC9pZnJhbWU+PHNjcmlwdCBkZWZlciBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmVzLmFwLm9yZy9lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRzL2Fzc2V0cy9taWNyb3NpdGUvcmVzaXplQ2xpZW50LmpzIj48L3NjcmlwdD4=