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Donald Trump hails 'terrific' Ron DeSantis as Florida Governor drops out of Republican nomination race

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Donald Trump’s campaign turned its sights full-bore on Nikki Haley on Monday after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis dropped out of the Republican White House race and endorsed the divisive former president.

The battle to choose a nominee for November’s US election narrowed to a two-horse race ahead of Tuesday's New Hampshire primaries after Mr DeSantis withdrew following his distant second place to Mr Trump in Iowa last week.

“It’s clear

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