Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley told voters at a rally in Rock Hill, South Carolina on Sunday that she would seek to become commander-in-chief as long as 70% of Americans say they don’t want former President Donald Trump or the president. “I will never give up,” he said. Biden takes office as president.
Ms. Haley is campaigning ahead of the February 24 South Carolina primary in which she will face Mr. Trump.
Despite serving as Trump’s former ambassador to the United Nations, the former South Carolina governor has not shied away from trying to convince his state’s residents that he would be a better president than Trump.
“There were 14 people in the race. We beat about a dozen. We have one more to catch up to,” Haley said. “Everyone asks me why I don’t leave. I never give up.”
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FILE – Republican presidential candidate and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Monday, February 5, 2024. Haley is hoping for support from the two as she begins a bus tour ahead of the Feb. 24 Republican presidential primary in South Carolina. This week’s efforts will demonstrate the former governor’s commitment to his home state ahead of the South’s first vote. (AP Photo/Matt Kelly, File)
She told those in attendance that she received 2% of the vote in Iowa, where she came in almost second place with 20%, and in New Hampshire she received 43% of the vote.
After the New Hampshire results came in, Haley said Trump “threw a tantrum,” adding that he was upset because he didn’t know Trump would receive 43% of the vote.
“All he did was revenge and my dress,” Haley told the crowd. “Then the next day he went and said anyone who supported her would be banned from MAGA forever.”
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Haley asked the audience to think about President Trump’s threat to ban people from MAGA, saying it was meant to corner people rather than kick them out once the election began.
As with many other speeches, she also pointed out that President Trump is asking the Republican National Committee to name him the presumptive nominee after two states vote.
“We don’t anoint kings in America,” Haley said. “Then we went to see the revelations about his campaign, and that’s when we found out he was spending $50 million of his campaign contributions on personal lawsuits. Ta.”
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Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Haley accused President Trump of talking about victimhood and revenge, rather than talking about issues such as the $34 trillion debt facing Americans and the country.
“All he did was talk about himself, and that’s a problem,” she says. “This isn’t about him.”
Haley also harshly criticized the Republican Party, saying that not only Biden but the Republicans are responsible for the nation’s $34 trillion debt, and blamed President Trump for pushing the country into $8 trillion in debt in just four years. , pointed to the $2.2 trillion coronavirus economic stimulus package. The bill was passed “without accountability.”
She said Republicans have expanded welfare, with 80 million Americans receiving Medicaid and 42 million Americans receiving food stamps.
“Did the Republicans try to get it right?” Haley asked. “No, they doubled down and opened pet projects and designated slots for the first time in a decade, with more than 7,000 of them last year. In the 2024 appropriations, Republicans put in $7.4 billion worth of pet projects. We did. Democrats put in $2.8 billion. Now tell us who the big spenders are.”
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Republican presidential candidate and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a rally in Dallas, Thursday, February 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
The former South Carolina governor also accused President Trump of saying that the United States would not protect NATO countries that do not fulfill their responsibilities, and doubled down on saying he would encourage Russian President Vladimir Putin to invade those countries. did.
She accused President Trump of siding with “thugs” and dictators who are arresting American journalists and holding them hostage.
Haley also told the audience that her opponent mocked her husband’s military service, and that mocking one service member was mocking all service members, and that Trump had never been with veterans. He added that he had never had to lie down on the ground.
“The most dangerous thing he was in was a golf ball hitting him on the golf course,” she said.
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In her final appeal to those in attendance, Haley urged the crowd to vote early, volunteer and donate.
She then said she would never give up and went on to explain why.
“Why should I give up when 70% of Americans say they don’t want either Trump or Biden in this election? 59% of Americans say Donald Trump is too old , Joe Biden also says he’s too old, so why should I give up?” she said. she asked. “Why should I give up when the majority of Americans don’t support Joe Biden and the majority of Americans don’t support Donald Trump? Finally, a new generation of conservative leaders is born. The time has come.”
