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On NH Today, Haley on Running Against Trump: "I Would Not Run, If He Ran"

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Q: Former Governor and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, will you run for president in 2024 if Trump is running?

A: “I consider him a friend, and so I would not run if he ran.”

In an in interview at WGIR with Chris Ryan, Nikki Haley, the former US Ambassador to the UN, former Governor of South Carolina, and possible 2024 Presidential Candidate talks about the life lessons that she learned growing up in rural Bamberg, SC; discusses the topics which can unite our divided country; looks back on her time in the United Nations; and confirms that she will not run for president in 2024 if President Trump runs.

Nikki Haley’s parents migrated to the United States from Punjab, India. Her father took a job as a professor at Vorhees College in South Carolina and her mother, who has a law degree, owned a clothing store.

In 1972, Nikki Haley was born in Bamberg, South Carolina, a town of about 3,000. Growing up as the only Indian family in this rural, southern community had some challenges. After being teased at school, Nikki talks about this advice from her mother.

“Your job isn’t to show them how you’re different. Your job is to show them how you are similar.”  

Nikki Haley believes that learning this important life lesson has guided her throughout her career in business and in politics. However, there have also been times in her life where she has had to follow the second part of her mother’s advice.

“If talking about similarities doesn’t work, just punch them.”

This accounts for the toughness that people also associate with Nikki Haley, like when she stood up to Russia and China in the UN and when she was governor, she confronted the diehards who wanted to fly the Confederate flag over the South Carolina capitol building.

When she was asked about how her party can bring the country together, Nikki Haley feels that Americans agree on about 85% of the issues and go back and forth over the 15% that divides us.

Nikki Haley believes that the Republican Party needs to focus on the topics which concern all Americans, such as: national security, inflation, and education.

“It’s not just about winning in 2022. When we win, we’ve got to prove that we deserve to be there.”

 To control inflation, Nikki Haley calls for reining in federal spending, especially earmarked special expenditures; a return to being energy independent by increasing domestic oil and gas production; and lowering the cost of goods by increasing our manufacturing.

Nikki Haley is very concerned about our education system, which she describes as being in trouble before COVID and is being a really bad shape after students being out of school for so long.

To improve national security, Nikki Haley calls for enforcing our immigration laws and controlling our borders. She also calls for projecting a stronger foreign policy to keep thuggish world leaders accountable.

Nikki Haley enjoyed her two years as the US Ambassador to the United Nations and gives this assessment of its effectiveness.

“It spends a lot. It doesn’t have a spine. It doesn’t get a lot done. The only reason that the US stays in the UN is because we have a veto. If we walked away from it, Russia and China would do whatever they want in the world.”

In the final segment of the interview, Nikki Haley, who is in New Hampshire campaigning for Matt Mowers, confirmed reports that she was not a presidential candidate in 2024 if President Trump decides to run.

“I was blessed to serve, and he allowed me to do that. I consider him a friend, and so I would not run if he ran.”


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