Nikki Haley to drop out of US presidential race after Super Tuesday trouncing, leaving Trump as major GOP candidate.

Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley has decided to suspend her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination following Trump’s Super Tuesday triumph.Despite the odds, Haley had been fighting for the GOP presidential nomination, but she is planning to withdraw her candidacy on Wednesday.The former UN ambassador is slated to speak in Charleston, South Carolina, at 10 a.m. ET. Citing people familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal said she will make the announcement public during her speech.Trump and President Joe Biden both dominated Super Tuesday polls as they march towards November rematch.Haley managed to won Vermont, tarnishing Trump’s hopes of clean sweep. Trump, however, captured other states that would have been beneficial to her, such as Virginia, Massachusetts, and Maine.With Haley’s exit, Trump will remain the last major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination.Nikki Haley rules out running as an independent.Haley has suffered swatting hoaxes and faced calls to withdraw from the presidential race from her own party members.Even after winning the Republican primary in the District of Columbia, other GOP leaders urged Haley to focus on unity around Trump.Haley has already clarified that she has no interest in pursuing a third-party campaign.“I have said many, many times I would not run as an independent. I would not run as no labels because I am a Republican and that’s who I’ve always been,” she declared during a Super Tuesday appearance on FOX News.