Ron DeSantis edged out Nikki Haley to finish second in the Iowa caucuses, all but ensuring that the Florida governor will continue campaigning at least until the Jan. 23 New Hampshire primary.
DeSantis took the stage for a few minutes at a campaign party in West Des Moines after he secured second place.
"Their votes haven't been counted yet and they're already calling the state." In the months leading up to the caucuses DeSantis consistently trailed Trump, who is facing 91 criminal counts in four separate cases.
With each indictment, Trump appeared to grow more popular, with Republican voters choosing him over DeSantis in the vast majority of polls.
The most recent Des Moines Register poll had DeSantis trailing Haley by four percentage points, 20 percent to 16 percent, though both were far behind Trump.
The governor's allies warned in the weeks leading up to Caucus day that the polls were wrong and DeSantis would stage an upset.
DeSantis at times struggled to contrast himself with Trump and how to address his indictments.
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