Republican Nikki Haley announces presidential campaign, challenging Trump

I'm meg Kinnard, National Politics Reporter for the Associated Press. In the coming days, former south Carolina governor and U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Nikki Haley is expected to announce the launch of her bid for the GOP nomination for president in 2020 for Nikki Haley was elected to two terms as governor of south Carolina in 2010, she became the first woman and also first minority to serve in that capacity. But after six years in office, she was tapped by President elect Donald trump to serve as U. N. Ambassador. During her service at the United Nations. Nikki Haley was able to further policies and ideas from the trump administration while still maintaining her own political persona. What we remember from her time at the U. N. Are several instances in which she confronted other members of the trump administration over some disagreements they had when it came to foreign policy. So for Nikki Haley, someone who did not initially support Donald trump when he ran in 2016 to then be part of his cabinet was seen as something politically significant. It's long been anticipated by people both within south Carolina who spent *** lot of time around Nikki Haley as well as others within GOP circles around the country That she would make some sort of run for higher office at some point. Nikki Haley's only 51 years old. So even if she weren't to be successful in this campaign for president purportedly especially in an age where Americans have been electing politicians well into their seventies into high office. She could have many other runs for it in the future, but at least for 2020 for Nikki Haley is positioning herself as someone who could present *** new generation of Republican leadership in Washington. And at least at this point, it seems that she is going to be taking on former President Donald trump for 2024.

Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, announced her candidacy for president on Tuesday, becoming the first major challenger to former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination.The announcement, delivered in a tweeted video, marks an about-face for the ex-Trump Cabinet official, who said two years ago that she wouldn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t challenge her former boss for the White House in 2024. But she changed her mind in recent months, citing, among other things, the country바카라 게임 웹사이트�s economic troubles and the need for 바카라 게임 웹사이트�generational change,바카라 게임 웹사이트� a nod to the 76-year-old Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s age.바카라 게임 웹사이트�You should know this about me. I don't put up with bullies. And when you kick back, it hurts them more if you're wearing heels,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Haley said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�I'm Nikki Haley, and I'm running for president.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Haley, 51, is the first in a long line of Republicans who are expected to launch 2024 campaigns in the coming months. Among them are Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina.President Joe Biden has said he intends to seek reelection in 2024, stalling any jostling for the Democratic nomination.Haley has regularly boasted about her track record of defying political expectations, saying, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�I바카라 게임 웹사이트�ve never lost an election, and I바카라 게임 웹사이트�m not going to start now.바카라 게임 웹사이트�If elected, Haley would be the nation바카라 게임 웹사이트�s first female president and the first U.S. president of Indian descent.The daughter of Indian immigrants, Haley grew up enduring racist taunts in a small South Carolina town and has long referenced that impact on her personal and political arc.In the three-and-a-half minute video, Haley referenced that past, saying she grew up 바카라 게임 웹사이트�not Black, not white 바카라 게임 웹사이트� I was different."Despite that, Haley insisted that America is not a racist country: 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Nothing could be further from the truth.바카라 게임 웹사이트� Playing in the background of her video were images of media reports related to The New York Times Magazine바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Pulitzer Prize-winning 바카라 게임 웹사이트�1619 Project바카라 게임 웹사이트� 바카라 게임 웹사이트� which centered the country바카라 게임 웹사이트�s history around slavery.Haley never mentions Trump by name in the video, instead saying 바카라 게임 웹사이트�the Washington establishment has failed us over and over and over again." Haley leans into a call for 바카라 게임 웹사이트�a new generation of leadership,바카라 게임 웹사이트� which has become the refrain of her messaging leading up to the launch.There appears to be openness among Republicans to new leadership, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. In an open-ended question asking Republicans to choose who they want to lead their party, a majority of Republicans didn't choose either Trump or DeSantis, considered the former president's top rival. But they also didn't have a clear alternative in mind.Eleven other politicians, including Haley, are named by just 1% of Republicans as their preferred leader.In a statement, Trump spokesman Taylor Budowich said Haley was 바카라 게임 웹사이트�just another career politician.바카라 게임 웹사이트�바카라 게임 웹사이트�She started out as a Never Trumper before resigning to serve in the Trump admin,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he said. "She then resigned early to go rake in money on corporate boards. Now, she바카라 게임 웹사이트�s telling us she represents a 바카라 게임 웹사이트�new generation.바카라 게임 웹사이트� Sure just looks like more of the same, a career politician whose only fulfilled commitment is to herself.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Before entering politics, Haley was an accountant. She defeated the longest-serving member of the South Carolina House in 2004 in her first bid for public office. Three terms later and with little statewide recognition, Haley mounted a long-shot campaign for governor against a large field of experienced politicians.She racked up a number of high-profile endorsements, including from the sitting South Carolina governor, Mark Sanford, and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a tea party darling.With her 2010 victory, Haley became South Carolina바카라 게임 웹사이트�s first female and minority governor 바카라 게임 웹사이트� and the nation바카라 게임 웹사이트�s youngest at 38. She earned a speaking slot at the 2012 Republican National Convention and gave the GOP response to President Barack Obama바카라 게임 웹사이트�s State of the Union in 2016.The defining moment of Haley바카라 게임 웹사이트�s time as governor came after the 2015 murders of nine Black parishioners in a Charleston church by a self-avowed white supremacist who had been pictured holding Confederate flags.For years, Haley had resisted calls to remove the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds, even casting a rival바카라 게임 웹사이트�s push for its removal as a desperate stunt. But after the massacre and with the support of other leading Republicans, Haley advocated for legislation to remove the flag. It came down less than a month after the murders.In the 2016 presidential primary, Haley was an early supporter of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, later shifting to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. She ultimately said she would back the party바카라 게임 웹사이트�s nominee.Shortly after Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s victory, he tapped Haley to be his U.N. ambassador, a move that rewarded Henry McMaster, the lieutenant governor who was the nation바카라 게임 웹사이트�s first statewide elected official to back Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s 2016 campaign. Haley바카라 게임 웹사이트�s departure cleared the way for McMaster to ascend to the governorship he had sought, since losing a bruising primary to none other than Haley seven years earlier.With her Senate confirmation, Haley became the first Indian American in a presidential Cabinet.During her nearly two-year tenure, Haley feuded at times with other administration officials while bolstering her own public persona.One of her most memorable moments as U.N. ambassador came in 2018 after National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow suggested Haley had suffered 바카라 게임 웹사이트�momentary confusion바카라 게임 웹사이트� when she said Russian sanctions were imminent.바카라 게임 웹사이트�With all due respect, I don바카라 게임 웹사이트�t get confused,바카라 게임 웹사이트� she responded. The first half of the quote became the title of her 2019 memoir.Her departure from the job later that year fueled speculation that she would challenge Trump in 2020 or replace Pence on the ticket. She did neither.Instead, Haley returned to South Carolina, where she bought a home on the wealthy enclave Kiawah Island, joined the board of aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co., launched herself on the speaking circuit and wrote two books, including the memoir.After the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, Haley initially cast doubts on Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s political future but said she wouldn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t challenge him in 2024. She later shifted course, citing inflation, crime, drugs and a 바카라 게임 웹사이트�foreign policy in disarray바카라 게임 웹사이트� among her reasons for considering a White House campaign.During his South Carolina stop last month, Trump told WIS-TV that Haley had called to seek his opinion on running for president. Trump pointed out her earlier pledge not to run against him but said he made no attempt to stop her.바카라 게임 웹사이트�She said she would never run against me because I was the greatest president, but people change their opinions, and they change what바카라 게임 웹사이트�s in their hearts,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Trump said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�So I said, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�If your heart wants to do it, you have to go do it.바카라 게임 웹사이트�바카라 게임 웹사이트�

CHARLESTON, S.C. —

The announcement, delivered in a tweeted video, marks an about-face for the ex-Trump Cabinet official, who said two years ago that she wouldn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t challenge her former boss for the White House in 2024. But she changed her mind in recent months, citing, among other things, the country바카라 게임 웹사이트�s economic troubles and the need for 바카라 게임 웹사이트�generational change,바카라 게임 웹사이트� a nod to the 76-year-old Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s age.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�You should know this about me. I don't put up with bullies. And when you kick back, it hurts them more if you're wearing heels,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Haley said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�I'm Nikki Haley, and I'm running for president.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

Haley, 51, is the first in a long line of Republicans who are expected to launch 2024 campaigns in the coming months. Among them are Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina.

President Joe Biden has said he intends to seek reelection in 2024, stalling any jostling for the Democratic nomination.

Haley has regularly boasted about her track record of defying political expectations, saying, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�I바카라 게임 웹사이트�ve never lost an election, and I바카라 게임 웹사이트�m not going to start now.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

If elected, Haley would be the nation바카라 게임 웹사이트�s first female president and the first U.S. president of Indian descent.

The daughter of Indian immigrants, Haley grew up enduring racist taunts in a small South Carolina town and has long referenced that impact on her personal and political arc.

In the three-and-a-half minute video, Haley referenced that past, saying she grew up 바카라 게임 웹사이트�not Black, not white 바카라 게임 웹사이트� I was different."

Despite that, Haley insisted that America is not a racist country: 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Nothing could be further from the truth.바카라 게임 웹사이트� Playing in the background of her video were images of media reports related to The New York Times Magazine바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Pulitzer Prize-winning 바카라 게임 웹사이트�1619 Project바카라 게임 웹사이트� 바카라 게임 웹사이트� which centered the country바카라 게임 웹사이트�s history around slavery.

Haley never mentions Trump by name in the video, instead saying 바카라 게임 웹사이트�the Washington establishment has failed us over and over and over again." Haley leans into a call for 바카라 게임 웹사이트�a new generation of leadership,바카라 게임 웹사이트� which has become the refrain of her messaging leading up to the launch.

There appears to be openness among Republicans to new leadership, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. In an open-ended question asking Republicans to choose who they want to lead their party, a majority of Republicans didn't choose either Trump or DeSantis, considered the former president's top rival. But they also didn't have a clear alternative in mind.

Eleven other politicians, including Haley, are named by just 1% of Republicans as their preferred leader.

In a statement, Trump spokesman Taylor Budowich said Haley was 바카라 게임 웹사이트�just another career politician.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

바카라 게임 웹사이트�She started out as a Never Trumper before resigning to serve in the Trump admin,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he said. "She then resigned early to go rake in money on corporate boards. Now, she바카라 게임 웹사이트�s telling us she represents a 바카라 게임 웹사이트�new generation.바카라 게임 웹사이트� Sure just looks like more of the same, a career politician whose only fulfilled commitment is to herself.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

Before entering politics, Haley was an accountant. She defeated the longest-serving member of the South Carolina House in 2004 in her first bid for public office. Three terms later and with little statewide recognition, Haley mounted a long-shot campaign for governor against a large field of experienced politicians.

She racked up a number of high-profile endorsements, including from the sitting South Carolina governor, Mark Sanford, and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a tea party darling.

With her 2010 victory, Haley became South Carolina바카라 게임 웹사이트�s first female and minority governor 바카라 게임 웹사이트� and the nation바카라 게임 웹사이트�s youngest at 38. She earned a speaking slot at the 2012 Republican National Convention and gave the GOP response to President Barack Obama바카라 게임 웹사이트�s State of the Union in 2016.

The defining moment of Haley바카라 게임 웹사이트�s time as governor came after the 2015 murders of nine Black parishioners in a Charleston church by a self-avowed white supremacist who had been pictured holding Confederate flags.

For years, Haley had resisted calls to remove the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds, even casting a rival바카라 게임 웹사이트�s push for its removal as a desperate stunt. But after the massacre and with the support of other leading Republicans, Haley advocated for legislation to remove the flag. It came down less than a month after the murders.

In the 2016 presidential primary, Haley was an early supporter of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, later shifting to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. She ultimately said she would back the party바카라 게임 웹사이트�s nominee.

Shortly after Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s victory, he tapped Haley to be his U.N. ambassador, a move that rewarded Henry McMaster, the lieutenant governor who was the nation바카라 게임 웹사이트�s first statewide elected official to back Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s 2016 campaign. Haley바카라 게임 웹사이트�s departure cleared the way for McMaster to ascend to the governorship he had sought, since losing a bruising primary to none other than Haley seven years earlier.

With her Senate confirmation, Haley became the first Indian American in a presidential Cabinet.

During her nearly two-year tenure, Haley feuded at times with other administration officials while bolstering her own public persona.

One of her most memorable moments as U.N. ambassador came in 2018 after National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow suggested Haley had suffered 바카라 게임 웹사이트�momentary confusion바카라 게임 웹사이트� when she said Russian sanctions were imminent.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�With all due respect, I don바카라 게임 웹사이트�t get confused,바카라 게임 웹사이트� she responded. The first half of the quote became the title of her 2019 memoir.

Her departure from the job later that year fueled speculation that she would challenge Trump in 2020 or replace Pence on the ticket. She did neither.

Instead, Haley returned to South Carolina, where she bought a home on the wealthy enclave Kiawah Island, joined the board of aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co., launched herself on the speaking circuit and wrote two books, including the memoir.

After the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, Haley initially cast doubts on Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s political future but said she wouldn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t challenge him in 2024. She later shifted course, citing inflation, crime, drugs and a 바카라 게임 웹사이트�foreign policy in disarray바카라 게임 웹사이트� among her reasons for considering a White House campaign.

During his South Carolina stop last month, Trump told WIS-TV that Haley had called to seek his opinion on running for president. Trump pointed out her earlier pledge not to run against him but said he made no attempt to stop her.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�She said she would never run against me because I was the greatest president, but people change their opinions, and they change what바카라 게임 웹사이트�s in their hearts,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Trump said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�So I said, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�If your heart wants to do it, you have to go do it.바카라 게임 웹사이트�바카라 게임 웹사이트�

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