Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, previously holding the position from 1999 until 2008. He was also the Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012.
Haley suspends presidential campaign
Following a disappointing showing in the Super Tuesday primary elections, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced the suspension of her presidential campaign on Wednesday morning, clearing the path for the Republican Party to nominate former President Donald Trump. “It is now up to Donald Trump to earn the votes of those in our party who did not support him, and I hope he does,” she said to supporters in Charleston, S.C. “This is now his time for choosing.” While her departure comes early in the presidential primary contest, for well over a year the former president has maintained a strong lead over his rivals in national polls.
Haley was one of just two GOP candidates who, after dropping out of the contest, did not endorse Trump. She and former New Jersey Gov.
Chris Christie both sought to convince their party’s voters that Trump is unfit for a second term in the White House. President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign released a statement following Haley’s announcement on Wednesday: “It takes a lot of courage to run for president — that’s especially true in today’s Republican Party, where so few dare to speak the truth about Donald Trump.
Nikki Haley was willing to speak the truth about Trump: About the chaos that always follows him, about his inability to see right from wrong, about his cowering before Vladimir Putin.
