The Post & Courier of Charleston, South Carolina, reported Tuesday night that former Gov. Nikki Haley will announce her candidacy for president at an event in Charleston on February 15. Haley will be the first Republican to challenge President Trump for the Republican nomination. Trump announced his candidacy last November after the midterm elections.
TGP reported two days ago that the chatter about Haley is getting louder.
Extract of mail and courier:
Cementing what has been in the works for months, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will officially announce she is running for president and will seek the Republican nomination for her party’s ticket in 2024, The Post and Courier has learned.
According to an invitation soon to be sent to her supporters, Haley’s touted “special announcement” will be made on February 15 at The Shed at the Charleston Visitor Center in downtown Charleston, an outdoor but covered gathering place that could draw hundreds of supporters to the city’s tourist heart. fourth.
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Confirmation that she was entering the race came from a member of Haley’s inner circle on January 31.
End of extract. Please read the full Post and Courier article at this link.
AP South Carolina reporter Meg Kinnard confirmed:
She runs. @NikkiHaley will announce a campaign for president on February 15 in Charleston, SC, according to a person familiar with the plans.
Fans will receive an invitation by email tomorrow. https://t.co/EdpMiGUbAR
— Meg Kinnard (@MegKinnardAP) February 1, 2023
AP Excerpt:
On Saturday in South Carolina, Trump told WIS-TV that Haley called him a few days earlier to ask for his opinion. Trump pointed to her earlier promise not to run against him, but said he did not try to stop her.
“She said she would never run against me because I was the greatest president, but people change their minds and change what’s in their hearts,” Trump said. “So I said, if your heart wants it, you have to do it.”
Haley, 51, was Trump’s ambassador to the UN from 2017 to 2018. She was the governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017.
Haley appeared on Hannity last week and teased the presidential race, saying a generational change is needed in politics.
It’s time for a new generation.
It is time for new leadership.
And it’s time to take back our country.America is worth fighting for—and we’re just getting started. pic.twitter.com/L93Q6WirzD
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) January 21, 2023
Three days ago, Haley repeated her call for generational change:
It is time for a new generation to lead. pic.twitter.com/vDG8eWtUpC
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) January 28, 2023
The two front-runners in both parties, Joe Biden and Donald Trump, would be 82 and 78 respectively on Inauguration Day on January 20, 2025. Biden appears to have dementia while Trump shows no signs of slowing down or aging.
UPDATE: Republican former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said today that he is “seriously considering a run for president.”
While Washington is completely broken and headed in the wrong direction, we have shown how to win and achieve common sense conservative results in the toughest environment possible. That’s why I’m seriously thinking about running for president. pic.twitter.com/WujSVJoZC9
— Gov. Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) February 1, 2023