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Reports: Haley abandons bid for US presidential candidacy
Nikki Haley positioned herself as a Republican alternative to Donald Trump
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In the end, she had no chance against Donald Trump: Although Nikki Haley achieved some respectable successes in the primaries, the ex-president emerged as the clear winner after Super Tuesday.
The former governor According to US media reports, Nikki Haley wants to withdraw from the race for the US Republican presidential nomination. The 52-year-old is about to withdraw her application, reports said “Wall Street Journal” as well as the US broadcasters ABC and CNN on Wednesday.
She will announce her withdrawal in a speech on Wednesday, it said, citing people familiar with the matter. There was no comment from Haley. Former President Donald Trump’s last remaining party rival had suffered a significant defeat on Super Tuesday the day before. The move would effectively turn the race for the White House into a duel between Trump and incumbent Joe Biden during the primaries.
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