Nikki Haley suspends White House bid, clearing path for a Trump-Biden rematch

Ms Haley said it was likely Donald Trump would be the Republican nominee but did not endorse him

Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event in Spring, Texas, Monday, March 4, 2024. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Nikki Haley ended her long-shot challenge to Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Wednesday, ensuring the former president will be the party's candidate in a rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden in November's election.

Ms Haley, the former South Carolina governor and Mr Trump's ambassador to the United Nations when he was president, made the announcement in a speech in Charleston a day after Super Tuesday, when Mr Trump beat her soundly in 14 of 15 Republican nominating contests.