Nikki Haley quits Republican primary – DW – 03/06/2024

Former Ambassador of the United States of America to the United Nations, Republican Nikki Haley, announced this Wednesday (03/06/2024) that she is leaving the Republican primary after her poor results in the Super Tuesday event, but she Did not express his support. President Donald Trump, whom he called on to win the support of the party’s moderates.

“It is now Donald Trump’s responsibility to win the votes of those in our party and outside it who do not support him, and I am hopeful that he will do that,” Haley said in a televised speech in Charleston, South Carolina. , “Super Tuesday” election. Which ended with a disastrous victory for the former President. The retired candidate assumed that a great man would be the party’s candidate.

He summarized, “Politics is about attracting people to your cause, not about rejecting them. Our conservative cause urgently needs more people. It’s time for him (Trump) to choose Is.” Trump on Tuesday won fourteen of the fifteen states in the country where Republican primary elections were held, while Haley could only claim victory in Vermont.

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Haley’s withdrawal paves the way for the November 5 elections to repeat the 2020 duel between Trump and current President, Democrat Joe Biden. The former ambassador to the United Nations was the only woman in the Republican primaries and the only candidate still standing after Trump’s forceful move.

“I am filled with gratitude for the support I have received across our great country. But the time has come for me to suspend my campaign. Although I will no longer be a candidate, I will never stop using my voice for the things I believe in.” I will do what I believe in.” Haley said. 52 years old.

After learning of the resignation, President Joe Biden called on Haley’s voters to join his campaign, emphasizing that “what is at stake for the United States could not be more important ” “We all know this isn’t just any election. I know that Democrats, Republicans and independents disagree on many issues and have strong beliefs. That’s good. But I also know this: The thing that unites Democrats, Republicans and “What unites independents is their love for the United States,” he said in a statement.

“Trump made it clear he doesn’t want the support of Nikki Haley’s voters. I want to be clear: There is a place for her in my campaign,” the Democratic president said.

DZC (EFE, AFP)