Nikki Haley ends White House bid, WSJ reports

[March 06, 2024]  (Reuters) -Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley plans to end her presidential campaign on Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported, a decision that will ensure that Donald Trump will win the Republican nomination and once again face Democratic President Joe Biden in November's election.  

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley hosts a campaign event in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. March 4, 2024. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber/File Photo

Haley is expected to make an appearance to deliver brief remarks around 10 am ET and made her decision after Super Tuesday, the report said, citing people familiar with her plans.

She will not announce an endorsement Wednesday, the Journal added, but will encourage Donald Trump to earn the support of Republican and independent voters who backed her.

(Reporting by Jyoti Narayan in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Peter Graff)

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