Nikki Haley finally quits US presidential race, paving way for Trump-Biden rematch

Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has dropped out of the White House race after being defeated by her adversary Donald Trump on Super Tuesday.

In a press conference on Wednesday, Indian-American politician Haley expressed “gratitude for the outpouring of support” she has received from all across the United States, but added that “time has now come to suspend my campaign.”

“In all likelihood, Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee when our party convention meets in July. “I congratulate him and wish him well,” she said, declining to give Trump her full endorsement.

“I have always been a conservative Republican and always supported the Republican nominee. But on this question, as she did on so many others, Margaret Thatcher provided some good advice when she said ‘Never just follow the crowd. Always make up your own mind.’ It is now up to Donald Trump to earn the votes of those in our party and beyond it who did not support him. And I hope he does that.”