'May the best woman win': Nikki Haley says after Ron DeSantis's exit

After Ron DeSantis's exit from the presidential race, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and ex-US president Donald Trump will now face each other in a one-on-one primary battle in New Hampshire on Tuesday, Fox News reported.

During the campaign for her race to run the presidential election as a Republican candidate, Haley wished for a woman to win the ultimate battle for the presidency in Washington.

"We just heard that Ron DeSantis dropped out of the race. And I want to say to Ron, he ran a great race. He's been a good governor. And we wish him well.

"Having said that, it's now one fella and one lady left," Haley continued, referring to herself and Trump. She stated that there were 14 people in the race, "a lot of fellas", she added.

"All the fellas are out, except for this one. And this comes down to what you want. Do you want more of the same or do you want something new?" she added.

"For now, I’ll leave you with this: May the best woman win," Haley said.

DeSantis announced his exit from the presidential nomination race via a video posted on his X, formerly Twitter, account.

He further extended his support to Trump and called Haley a "repackaged form of warmed-over corporatism."

"It's clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance," he said, adding, "He has my endorsement because we can’t go back to the old Republican guard of yesteryear, a repackaged form of warmed-over corporatism that Nikki Haley represents."

Speaking with CNN's Dana Bash, Haley attacked both President Joe Biden and Trump calling them “equally bad” for the country.

The announcement comes after Trump handily won the Iowa caucuses last week, winning 98 of the 99 counties, and is leading in the polls ahead of the New Hampshire primary.