Washington [US], February 15: "Now is the time for a new generation of leaders," Haley said in a video her team emailed, according to Reuters. So far, only she and Mr. Trump have announced their 2024 presidential campaign .
Haley, a former governor of South Carolina and a former US ambassador to the United Nations under the Trump administration, is expected to present her campaign plan through a speech on February 15 in Charleston, South Carolina.
The daughter of immigrants of Indian descent, Haley, 51, is known as the top conservative politician in the Republican Party , with her ability to tackle gender and racial issues more reliably. many of her colleagues.
The announcement of her campaign more than 20 months before the November 2024 election gives Haley an opportunity to gain traction before the Republican playing field fills with more people in the weeks and months to come. This also made her an initial target of Mr. Trump.
"You should know this about me: I can't stand bullies. And when you kick back, they hurt more than if you were wearing heels," Haley said in the video.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released on February 14 showed that 4% of registered Republican voters support Haley, well below the 43% who support Trump and 31% who support the governor of Florida. Ron DeSantis.
Other potential candidates who could join the Republican race include former US Vice President Mike Pence, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu and former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson, on the other side. next to a few others.
Taylor Budowich, head of the Make America Great Again group that supports Trump, hit back at Haley's statement. "Nikki Haley is just another professional politician," he said.
South Carolina will host one of the first Republican primaries in 2024 and will play a key role in selecting the final candidate to win the party's nomination. Democrats have announced plans to hold the first primaries in the state in 2024, instead of the traditional Iowa state.
According to more than 10 party officials and strategists, many Republican leaders in South Carolina are looking to replace Mr. Trump amid concerns about his electoral ability.
Several prominent Republicans, including Ms. Haley and Mr. Scott, did not appear at a Trump campaign event in Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, last month.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper