Nikki Haley announces 2024 presidential campaign, mounting first GOP challenge to Trump
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Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Tuesday announced her 2024 presidential campaign, making her former President Donald Trump’s first opponent for the Republican nomination.
Haley served as ambassador to the United Nations for two years in the Trump administration. She is expected to deliver her in-person announcement speech Wednesday in Charleston, South Carolina.
“It’s time for a new generation of leadership — to rediscover fiscal responsibility, secure our border, and strengthen our country, our pride and our purpose.” Haley said in a video announcing her campaign.
In her announcement, Haley accuses the “socialist left” of seeing “an opportunity to rewrite history.”
“China and Russia are on the march. They all think we can be bullied, kicked around,” Haley says. “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. I’m Nikki Haley, and I’m running for president.”
This article was originally published on NBCNews.com