{"id":1848698,"date":"2023-02-15T16:49:44","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T21:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1848698"},"modified":"2023-02-15T16:52:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T21:52:58","slug":"nikki-haley-is-running-for-president-heres-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-is-running-for-president-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikki Haley Is Running For President. Here\u2019s What You Need To Know."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnikki-haley-is-running-for-president-heres-what-you-need-to-know%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1848698&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Nikki Haley (a former ambassador to United Nations) entered the 2024 presidential race Tuesday. She became the first Republican officially to challenge President Donald Trump for his nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Haley, 51 years old, has been out in public office but, for the most parts, not visible to the public for many years. She last served in office as Trump\u2019s ambassador to the United Nations before leaving the administration at the end of 2018. In a Tuesday video announcing her candidacy, she reflected on this experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have seen evil; in China they commit genocide; in Iran, they murder their own people for challenging the government,\u201d Haley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nikki-haley-declares-her-candidacy-for-the-presidency\"><\/a>. \u201cAnd when a woman tells you about watching soldiers throw her baby into a fire, it puts things into perspective. Even on our worst day, we are blessed to live in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She stated that there was a need for a \u201cnew generation of leadership,\u201d Two of the top contenders for presidency in 2024 are Trump, who&#8217;s 76, or President Joe Biden who&#8217;s 80.<\/p>\n<p>Haley\u2019s decision to run for president is a reversal of a statement she made in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would not run if President Trump ran, and I would talk to him about it,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2021\/04\/12\/nikki-haley-trump-2024-bid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telled<\/a> A reporter asked her about her future presidential ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>Before announcing her presidential candidacy, she spoke to Trump and Trump confirmed that he supported her candidacy. \u201cYou should do it,\u201d Trump spoke to her.<\/p>\n<p>Haley was born Nimrata Nikki Ranhawa. She is the daughter Indian immigrants. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/02\/14\/us\/politics\/nikki-haley-president-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">raised<\/a> In the Sikh faith. After she married Michael Haley in 1996, she converted to Christianity. After graduating from Clemson University, she worked for her family\u2019s dress and fashion business before launching a bid for South Carolina\u2019s legislature in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>Haley\u2019s career in politics <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Nikki_Haley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All rights reserved<\/a> in 2005 in South Carolina\u2019s House of Representatives. She served three terms before running for governor in 2010, picking up some high-profile endorsements, including from former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, that helped her to victory in the GOP primary and, later, in the governor\u2019s race. Haley was 38 years old when she became the youngest U.S. governor.<\/p>\n<p>Haley was elected to office on the back of Tea Party support. She signed new laws that targeted illegal immigration and removed South Carolina from Common Core education standards. South Carolinians responded to her victory by electing Haley for a second term, more than tripling her margin. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/elections\/2014\/south-carolina-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">14.6 Points<\/a> after her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/elections\/2010\/results\/south-carolina.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4.5-point<\/a> Victory in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Nine people were killed when a gunman opened fire on Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Charleston, on June 17, 2015. The attack took place months into Haley\u2019s second term, and spurred the governor to push for removing the Confederate Flag from the grounds of the South Carolina State House. Haley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/07\/10\/us\/relief-and-resentment-after-confederate-flag-vote-in-south-carolina.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Signed<\/a> After a 15 hour debate in the legislature last night, legislation permanently furlings the flag was passed on July 9,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Confederate flag is coming off the grounds of the South Carolina State House,\u201d Haley said. \u201cTwenty-two days ago, I didn\u2019t know that I would ever be able to say this again, but today, I am very proud to say that it is a great day in South Carolina,\u201d Referring to a tagline she used for her administration.<\/p>\n<p>2016: Haley voted against a Republican-backed bill which would have prevented people from using a bathroom with a gender other than their own. Haley supported the repeal of the bill, which brought Haley&#8217;s state under fire from progressive activists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t believe it\u2019s necessary,\u201d Haley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/post-nation\/wp\/2016\/04\/07\/south-carolinas-gov-nikki-haley-says-her-state-doesnt-need-transgender-bathroom-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a> At the time. \u201cWhen I look at South Carolina, we look at our situations, we\u2019re not hearing of anybody\u2019s religious liberties that are being violated, and we\u2019re again not hearing any citizens that feel like they\u2019re being violated in terms of freedoms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Haley moved from South Carolina to New York after Trump selected her as his ambassador at the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>During her time at the U.N., Haley earned a reputation as a forceful advocate for U.S. interests while denouncing some of the globe\u2019s most impactful players and human rights abusers in China, Russia, and Iran. Haley&#8217;s uncompromising language was a sign of her political awareness. She brought Russia and China into an international agreement to sanction North Korea in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Haley\u2019s role at the U.N. made her \u201csomething of a star\u201d According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/10\/09\/us\/politics\/nikki-haley-united-nations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>. Her success made her October 2018 retirement announcement even more surprising. Trump and Haley both said that they had planned for her departure months in advance but kept it secret.<\/p>\n<p>Haley stated that she was tired and leaving the administration. Haley spent two years as U.N. ambassador after her time as South Carolina\u2019s governor, and the ambassador wanted to take a break from her rigorous schedule, she said.<\/p>\n<p>She spent much of her time in the head after she left office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nikki Haley, a former ambassador to the United Nations, jumped into the 2024 presidential race on Tuesday, becoming the first Republican to officially challenge former President Donald Trump for the GOP nomination. Haley, 51, has been out of public office and, for the most part, out of the public eye for several years. 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