Haley unmoved amid growing calls to leave 2024 race and back Trump

Trump continues to hold commanding lead over Haley

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is facing growing calls for her to leave the 2024 presidential race as the Republican National Committee (RNC) nearly considered a resolution to declare former President Trump the party's presumptive nominee for president in 2024.

Trump trounced his rivals with convincing wins in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary this month, and experts agree there is likely little hope for Haley, the only alternative to the former president remaining in the race, in the upcoming South Carolina primary despite it being her home state.

Here's a snapshot of where the battle to lead the Republican Party stands. 

DELEGATE COUNT AFTER NEW HAMPSHIRE: 

1. Trump: 32
2. Haley: 17
3. DeSantis: 9
4. Ramaswamy: 3

DELEGATES NEEDED TO WIN: 1,215 

DELEGATES REMAINING: 2,368 

Nikki Haley and Donald Trump. (Michael M. Santiago/Al Drago/Bloomberg)

ONE NEW GOP BATTLE: Haley's campaign campaign lashed out at the Republican National Committee and its chairwoman, Ronna McDaniel, on Thursday over a draft resolution that was nearly considered by the party to declare former President Donald Trump the presumptive GOP nominee. The resolution was later withdrawn after Trump expressed gratitude to those supporting it in a post on Truth Social, but said he felt the nomination should be won through the voters.

ONE NEW ENDORSEMENT: The United Auto Workers on Wednesday endorsed President Biden for a second presidential term. "Joe Biden bet on the American worker, while Donald Trump blamed the American worker," UAW President Shawn Fain said as the group caps its three-day gathering in Washington, D.C., to map out its political priorities. "We need to know who's going to sit in the most powerful seat in the world and us win as a united working class. So if our endorsements must be earned, Joe Biden has earned it."

As for Trump, he's received more than 120 House Republican endorsements – the majority of the House GOP Conference and far outpacing former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley’s one backer. But several senior House Republicans have yet to weigh in despite mounting calls to unify behind the former president.

ONE NEW ULTIMATUM, ONE BIG CASH HAUL: Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley responded to former President Donald Trump's dismissal of donors who had contributed to her campaign by flashing some cash. Trump had taken to his social media site Truth Social to warn Haley's donors that they would be frozen out of the MAGA community. Haley responded on X, saying, "Well in that case… donate here. Let’s Go!" Haley wrote, as she added a link to her online fundraising page. It appears that donors responded. The Haley campaign claims that $1 million in online donations had been made in the 24 hours since her speech in New Hampshire.

Haley had previously told Fox News Digital that she raised $1.5 million in the day and a half following Republican presidential campaign rival and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' campaign suspension on Sunday afternoon.

ONE KEY QUOTE: 

"Thank you to the RNC for the Respect and Devotion you have shown me!"— Former President Trump wrote on Truth Social after rejecting a proposal that would make him the party’s "presumptive nominee."