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Ohio Governor John Kasich has dropped out of the presidential race after struggling to gain traction against Republican front-runner, Donald Trump.

Mr. Kasich did not have a path to secure the nomination outright, but pledged to lobby for his candidacy during the Republican convention in July, the BBC reports.

Mr. Trump holds a commanding lead and is closing in on the nomination.

His likely opponent will be Democratic front-runner, Hillary Clinton, who lost the Indiana primary to Bernie Sanders.

It was a surprise win for the Vermont senator who continues to attract huge crowds to his rallies, but his opponent has an almost insurmountable lead.

Speaking to CNN about taking on Mr. Trump, Mrs. Clinton said he was a “loose cannon” who had ran a “negative, bullying” campaign.

The New York businessman has made several controversial remarks ever since he launched his White House bid by labelling Mexicans as rapists and criminals.

Several senior Republicans said on Wednesday they will not back him, with some saying they would prefer to vote for Mrs. Clinton.

Mr. Kasich’s announcement, which will be made later but has been leaked to the United States media, clears Mr. Trump’s path although he was never a significant threat and only won his home state.

Top Republicans are divided on whether to support Donald Trump after the businessman all but secured the party’s presidential nomination.

Some took to social media to disavow their membership in the party by burning their voter registration forms, the BBC reports.

Others, though, started to fall in line behind the candidate, saying Mr. Trump is vastly preferable to Hillary Clinton, the likely Democratic nominee.

Mr. Trump is deeply unpopular among many key voting blocs in the United States.

“If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed and we will deserve it,” South Carolina Senator, Lindsay Graham said on Tuesday after Texas Senator Ted Cruz dropped out of the race, effectively clearing a path for Mr. Trump.

Others such as former Louisiana Governor, Bobby Jindal, who have been harsh critics of Mr. Trump in the past, said they would support him in the general election.

“There’s a lot about Donald Trump that I don’t like, but I’ll vote for Trump over Hillary any day,” said Ari Fleischer, press secretary for former President George W Bush.

Hundreds of protesters broke through barricades and threw eggs at police outside a California hotel where Republican Party front-runner, Donald Trump, was due to address the state’s Republican convention.

The demonstrations in the city of Burlingame temporarily delayed a speech by the billionaire businessman, the BBC reports.

Because of the protest, Mr. Trump had to enter the hotel via a rear entrance.

On Thursday, a police car had its windows smashed as Mr. Trump spoke inside a hall in the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa. Some 20 arrests were made.

The Trump campaign had to cancel several rallies in March after hundreds of protesters threatened to disrupt events in Chicago and St Louis.

Before his speech on Friday, news helicopters showed Mr. Trump and his security detail crossing a motorway before entering the hotel via a side door.

On stage, Mr. Trump joked about the protesters, saying “that was not the easiest entrance I ever made.”

“I felt like I was crossing the border,” he said, and that he walked through “dirt and mud” to get to the building outside of San Francisco.

Many of the protesters outside his speech were arguing against his positions on immigration.

He has advocated building a border wall with Mexico which he says Mexico would pay for.

He has also referred to Mexicans as “rapists” and criminals responsible for bringing illegal drugs into the United States.

New Jersey governor, Chris Christie, is endorsing Republican frontrunner Donald Trump for the United States presidency.

Mr. Christie dropped out of the Republican 2016 presidential race after a lacklustre showing in polls and state races, the BBC reports.

“I’m happy to be on the Trump team and I look forward to working with him,” said Mr. Christie during a press conference.

Mr. Trump gives Republicans the best chance to win the White House, he added.

He said junior senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, both running for president, were “unprepared” for the job.

There is “no question” that Mr. Trump will turn around Washington, Mr. Christie continued, and keep Democratic candidate and former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, from winning the White House.

“He is rewriting the playbook of American politics because he’s providing strong leadership that is not dependent upon the status quo,” Mr. Christie said of Mr. Trump.

“I will lend my support between now and November in every way that I can for Donald, to help to make this campaign an even better campaign than it’s already been.”