Indian-American Nikki Haley to run for president in 2024; challenges Trump
The 51-year-old Haley is the first in a long line of Republicans expected to launch 2024 campaigns shortly
Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, announced her candidacy for president on Tuesday, February 14, becoming the first major challenger to former US President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination.
Get excited! Time for a new generation.
Let’s do this! 👊 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/BD5k4WY1CP
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) February 14, 2023
The announcement, delivered in a video, marks an about-face for the ex-Trump Cabinet official, who said two years ago that she wouldn’t challenge her former boss for the White House in 2024.
But she changed her mind in recent months, citing, among other things, the country’s economic troubles and the need for generational change, a nod to the 76-year-old Trump’s age.
Haley, 51, is the first in a long line of Republicans who are expected to launch 2024 campaigns in the coming months.
With agency inputs
