Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley announces her run for 2024 U.S. presidential election, in this still image obtained from an undated social media video released on February 14, 2023.
Nikki Haley Via Instagram | Reuters
Nikki Haley, a former governor of South Carolina and United Nations ambassador, announced Tuesday she was entering the 2024 presidential race, making her the first Republican to challenge her former boss and ex-President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination.
Haley, 51, dug into the difference in ages between 80-year-old President Joe Biden and her challenger Trump, who’s 76. While Biden hasn’t formally announced his candidacy, he’s expected to do so in the coming weeks.
“Republicans have lost the popular vote in seven out of the last eight presidential elections. That has to change,” Haley said in a video posted to her Twitter account. She called for a new generation of leaders, saying Biden’s record was “abysmal” and that the “Washington establishment has failed us over and over and over again.”
In announcing her run a day before she’s scheduled a formal campaign launch in Charleston, South Carolina, Haley called for fiscal responsibility and secured borders.
Haley has been assembling a team to explore a potential run for weeks, despite previous claims she wouldn’t run if Trump decided to launch his third campaign for the White House.
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