Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley officially suspended her presidential campaign Wednesday, congratulating former President Donald Trump—the party’s de facto nominee—but stopping short of endorsing him in a concession speech.
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Haley, acknowledging that Trump is all but certain to win the Republican presidential nomination, said “it is now up to Donald Trump to earn the votes of those in our party and beyond it who did not support him.”
Haley, who walked back her previous promise to support the eventual GOP nominee in an interview over the weekend, wished Trump well and congratulated him, adding “I wish anyone well who would be America’s president.”
Haley announced she was suspending her campaign less than 24 hours after losing 14 of 15 primary contests on Super Tuesday to Trump, who has now won a total of 23 of 25 Republican primaries so far, setting him up to exceed the delegate threshold needed to secure the nomination as soon as next week.
This is a developing story and will be updated.