Good evening. Welcome to Washington. I'm Bret Baier.
A rematch of the 2020 election between President Biden and
former President Donald Trump seems inevitable.
On this Wednesday after the Super Tuesday primaries,
the current president was essentially unopposed and the former president
has vanquished his loan remaining serious.
Challenger, former South Carolina governor,
former Ambassador Nikki Haley suspended her campaign today after winning
just one of the 15 state primaries on the Republican
side last night.
She is not, however, throwing her support behind the presumptive
nominee,
at least not yet. We'll have the first Fox News
power rankings for the presidential election shortly.
First up, though, correspondent Bill Malusian starts us off tonight,
live from Charleston, SC Good evening,
Bill.
Brett, good evening to you.
Nikki Haley had been facing mounting questions about the viability
of her campaign heading into Super Tuesday last night.
Last night did not go the way she was hoping.
So today, right here in Charleston,
she announced her exit from this race.
The time has now come to suspend my campaign.
I said I wanted Americans to have their voices heard.
I have done that. I have no regrets.
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley calling it quits in
a quick and concise speech this morning after winning only
the state of Vermont on Super Tuesday.
In all likelihood, Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee
when our party convention meets in July.
I congratulate him and wish him well.
While Haley was gracious to Trump,
she did not endorse him.
Instead, she urged him to earn the support of Republicans
and independents who have splintered away from him.
At its best, politics is about bringing people into your
cause,
not turning them away.
And our conservative cause badly needs more people.
This is now his time for choosing.
Haley began the race last year,
polling at 1% amongst a pool of over a dozen
candidates.
She ended up being the last one standing against Trump
and the first woman to ever win a Republican primary
state.
And although I will no longer be a candidate,
I will not stop using my voice for the things
I believe in.
In this campaign, I have seen our country's greatness from
the bottom of my heart.
Thank you, America. God bless you.
Brett, In the short term,
Nikki Haley says she's looking forward to becoming a private
citizen once again.
But looking at the bigger picture here,
several questions are now developing.
Where are Nikki Haley supporters going to go?
Is the relationship between Donald Trump and Nikki Haley going
to be fixed?
And as Nikki Haley going to end up endorsing Donald
Trump in the coming months,
we'll have to wait and see.
Bill Bellucci live in Charleston,
SC Bill, thanks.