Two months after ending her bid for the White House, Nikki Haley plans to gather with some of the biggest donors to the Republican presidential campaign early next week, sources confirmed to Fox News.
The two-term South Carolina governor, who later served as U.N. ambassador in former President Trump’s administration, used a two-day gathering Monday and Tuesday in Charleston, South Carolina, to thank key contributors. It is planned to represent
But sources close to Ms. Haley said the former presidential candidate is not expected to encourage donors to donate to Mr. Trump’s general campaign efforts and that her support for the Republican presidential candidate is pending. .
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Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has announced that she will be canceling her campaign in Charleston, South Carolina, on March 6, 2024. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)
The news was first reported on Thursday wall street journal.
Haley stood her up presidential election campaign In February 2023, he will be the first major candidate to run against Trump, who announced his candidacy three months earlier. And she became Mr. Trump’s final rival, running against the former president in a two-candidate showdown that ran from the New Hampshire primary in late January to Super Tuesday in early March.
Haley announced on March 6, the day after Trump won 14 of the 15 Republican nomination races on Super Tuesday, that she would cease campaigning for the White House.
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However, Haley made it clear upon his exit. Republican presidential nomination race She plans to continue speaking out.
Speaking at the presidential campaign headquarters on Daniel Island in her hometown of Charleston, she emphasized, “Even though I’m no longer a candidate, I’m not going to stop using my voice for what I believe in.” did.
Haley has so far refused to support Trump.
Former Republican presidential candidate Trump boards a plane after speaking at a campaign rally in Freeland, Michigan, on May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancia)
“It’s now up to Donald Trump to win the votes of people inside and outside his party who didn’t support him,” Haley said in March, pointing to those who supported her when she was white. And I hope he does.” House run.
Haley has not spoken to Trump since withdrawing from the race, a source close to her confirmed to Fox News.
Senior officials from Haley’s campaign, including members of her fundraising team, plan to attend next week’s rally. Haley and organizations supporting her campaign have raised more than $160 million from nearly 300,000 donors.
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Haley continues to win votes in the Republican primary despite being out of contention for the presidential nomination, amid expectations that it will be difficult for Trump to face President Biden in a rematch in the general election later this year.
Haley received nearly 22% of the vote in Indiana’s Republican presidential primary on Tuesday, which was open to Republicans as well as independents and Democrats.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, former ambassador to the United Nations and former governor of South Carolina, criticizes former President Trump at a rally in Beaufort, South Carolina (Photo taken on February 21, 2024) (FOX News/Paul Steinhauser)
Last month, Haley joined the Washington, D.C.-based Hudson Institute, a research organization focused on foreign and domestic policy, national security, economics and international relations.
“Nikki is an effective leader with a proven track record in both foreign and domestic policy,” Hudson President and CEO John P. Walters said in a statement. “During a time of global political upheaval, she has been a staunch defender of freedom and an effective advocate for America’s security and prosperity. We are thrilled to have her join the Hudson team. I am honored.”
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During her bid for the White House, Haley advocated a strong U.S. foreign policy to address global hotspots such as the war between Russia and Ukraine and the fighting between Israel and Hamas, but President Trump’s American policy of keeping people out It was often in contrast to monotheistic policies. international connections.
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