(Finance) – Nikki Haley withdraws from the presidential race with an emotional speech in his native South Carolina. The former ambassador to the UN explained that “I launched my campaign for the presidency because I love my country and a week ago my mother, an immigrant, voted for her daughter. But now it’s time to leave“.
While not expressing direct support for Donald Trump, Haley quoted Margaret Thatcher to emphasize that votes must be earned. “I have no regrets and I will not stop using my voice,” she added, criticizing that “Congress is full of followers and not leaders.” “Standing alongside our allies in Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan is a moral imperative. If we withdraw, there will be more wars,” Haley said in the speech in which she announced her withdrawal from the race for the White House.
Both Trump and Biden tried to attract Haley supporters after her retirement. Trump invited his people to join his movementbut also criticized Haley for her financial support from left-wing Democrats, while Biden opened the door to his supporters, stressing that there is room for them in his campaign.
Among Republicans, only Donald Trump remains in the racewhich is preparing to challenge current President Joe Biden in the United States presidential elections scheduled for next November. Everything as has already been written for months, and except for events – these are not foreseeable today – which in the coming months could influence the campaign for the White House of two elderly presidents: Biden is 81 years old, the Donald is 78. Biden is 78 years old.
In the meantime, Nikki Haley, Trump’s Republican rival, achieved surprising success in the liberal state of Vermont, preventing him from a clear victory. This is his second success after the one in the capital. At the same time, Biden suffered a defeat in the Samoan caucuses, losing to a little-known local candidate, businessman Jason Palmer. Additionally, Biden faced protests in voting in some states, such as Minnesota, due to his support for Israel despite criticism for the “genocide” in Gaza.
Overall, Super Tuesday went as expected, with Trump and Biden getting the most delegates in play, accounting for about a third of the total. Among the most coveted awards are those of California and Texas, the most populous states in the country. Before all the results were announced, iThe tycoon delivered his ‘victory speech’ live on TV at Mar-a-Lagowhere on Sunday he also met Elon Musk and other Republican financiers, looking for money for his campaign but perhaps also to pay the almost 500 million in fines for inflated assets.
“They call it Super Tuesday for a reason, it was a terrific night,” he said, boasting that he had done “something no one had done before in history” and accusing Biden of being “the worst president ever”. Then he prophesied that the Republican Party “will soon be reunited,” increasing pressure for Haley to leave the race. Biden responded harshly but only with a statement from his campaign: Trump “is determined to destroy our democracy, to tear away fundamental freedoms such as the ability for women to make their own healthcare decisions, and to approve another round of billions of dollars in tax cuts for the rich – and will do or say anything to get into power.”
Also Haley preferred to rely on a note to reply to the tycoon, arguing that “unity is not achieved by simply saying ‘we are united.’ “There remains a large group of Republican voters who are deeply concerned about Trump….this is not the unity our party needs to succeed. Addressing these concerns will make the party and America better,” he warned.