US election 2024: Nikki Haley quits race, setting up Trump-Biden rematch

  • Nikki Haley, former South Carolina governor, has stepped down from the US presidential race
  • Haley, announced her exit on Wednesday, leaving former President Donald Trump as the Republican’s lone nominee and paving the way for a Trump-Biden rematch in November 2024
  • She bowed out a day after Super Tuesday, where Trump beat her soundly in 14 of 15 Republican nominating contests

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

On Wednesday, March 6, Donald Trump’s final Republican rival, Nikki Haley, threw in the towel after a thumping defeat in the “Super Tuesday” primaries.