WATCH: Trump ‘Officially Retires’ Ron DeSanctimonious Nickname After Ron's Exit

On Sunday, leading 2024 presidential candidate and 45th President  Donald Trump reacted to the news of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) officially suspending his presidential campaign by "officially retiring" the Ron 'DeSanctimonious' nickname. While making a surprise visit to the Trump New Hampshire Campaign Headquarters to thank volunteers, Trump spoke with a reporter and said, "Will I be using the name Ron DeSanctimonious? That name is officially retired."

DeSantis released his announcement video on Twitter/X from Florida on Sunday afternoon, endorsed President Trump, and attacked former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC). "It's clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance," DeSantis said. "They watched his presidency get stymied by relentless resistance, and they see Democrats using lawfare to this day to attack him. While I have had disagreements with Donald Trump, such as on the coronavirus pandemic and his elevation of Anthony Fauci, Trump is superior to the current incumbent, Joe Biden."

"That is clear. I signed a pledge to support the Republican nominee, and I will honor that pledge. He has my endorsement because we can't go back to the old Republican guard of yesteryear — a repackaged form of warmed-over corporatism — that Nikki Haley represents. The days of putting Americans last, of kowtowing to large corporations, of caving to woke ideology, are over," DeSantis continued.

DeSantis's exit from the race comes after Trump made history as the first-ever Republican or Democrat presidential candidate to win the Iowa caucuses with a majority of the vote despite below-freezing temperatures. The last time a candidate came close to winning the majority was in the 1984 Democrat caucus when Walter F. Mondale won 49 percent of the vote.

Iowa hand-counted their paper ballots on live television. With all caucusgoers counted, Donald Trump earned 51 percent of the vote and 16 delegates. DeSantis came in a distant second place with 21.2 percent, 29.8 points behind Trump. Haley came in third with 19.1 percent. Trump's massive landslide victory even resulted in Trump winning 98 of the 99 counties, only losing Johnson County, where many Democrats joined Republicans to caucus, by a single vote. Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy dropped out of the race following his fourth-place finish and endorsed President Trump after only securing 7.7 percent of the vote.

🚨BREAKING

Rightful President Trump "OFFICIALLY RETIRES" the Ron DeSanctimonious nickname!

"Will I be using the name 'Ron DeSanctimonious?' That name is officially retired." pic.twitter.com/F0YsIuVnw2

— Bo Loudon (@BoLoudon) January 21, 2024