{"id":2061112,"date":"2023-10-09T19:23:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T23:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-2024-candidate-will-hurd-suspends-presidential-race-and-endorses-nikki-haley\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T19:24:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T23:24:13","slug":"republican-2024-candidate-will-hurd-suspends-presidential-race-and-endorses-nikki-haley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-2024-candidate-will-hurd-suspends-presidential-race-and-endorses-nikki-haley\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP 2024 hopeful Will Hurd drops out, backs Nikki Haley."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Frepublican-2024-candidate-will-hurd-suspends-presidential-race-and-endorses-nikki-haley%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=2061112&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--><h2>Former Texas GOP \u2062Rep. Will Hurd Suspends Presidential Campaign, Endorses \u200bNikki Haley<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Unfortunately, it has become clear to me and my\u200b team that the time has \u2062come to suspend our campaign. While I appreciate all the time and energy our \u2064supporters \u200chave given, it is\u2062 important to recognize the \u2063realities of the political landscape and the need to consolidate our party around one\u200d person to defeat both Donald Trump\u200c and President Biden,&#8221; Hurd said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Israel Orders &#8216;Total Siege&#8217; of Gaza Following Unprecedented Terror \u200bAttack by Hamas<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The former CIA operative added, \u200c&#8221;I urge donors, voters, and other candidates \u200dto unite around an alternative \u2062candidate to \u2063Trump. Otherwise, we will repeat the same errors as in 2016. If \u2064the Republican Party nominates Donald Trump or the various personalities jockeying to imitate his divisive, crass behavior, \u2064we will lose.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hurd said he entered the\u200c presidential race to preserve America \u200cwith the hope of providing better candidate options than &#8220;the\u2063 rematch\u200c from hell between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.&#8221; He\u2063 also emphasized the importance of addressing the growing threats of artificial \u200cintelligence, the &#8220;new \u200cCold War&#8221; with China, and the border crisis.<\/p>\n<p>As a former member of the intelligence community,\u2064 Hurd highlighted national security threats as the reason for endorsing Nikki Haley.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I believe Ambassador Nikki Haley is the best\u200c person in this race to do that. Ambassador Haley has shown a\u200b willingness to\u200b articulate a different vision for the country than Donald\u200b Trump and \u2064has an unmatched grasp on the complexities of our\u2063 foreign policy. I \u200bwholeheartedly endorse Ambassador Haley and look forward to supporting her for the remainder of this race,&#8221; Hurd said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why did Former \u2062Texas GOP Representative Will Hurd decide to suspend his presidential campaign?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Former Texas GOP Representative \u2063Will Hurd has announced the suspension of his presidential campaign and\u200d his endorsement of Nikki Haley. In \u2064a social media post, Hurd stated \u200cthat it has become clear to him \u200dand his team that the time has come\u2064 to suspend their campaign. He expressed his gratitude for the time and energy that their supporters have given but emphasized the need to recognize the realities of the political landscape and consolidate the party around one person \u200bto defeat\u2062 both \u200cDonald Trump and \u2063President Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Hurd, a former CIA operative, urged donors, \u200dvoters,\u200b and other candidates to unite\u2064 around an alternative candidate to Trump. He warned that if the Republican Party nominates Trump or individuals \u200bwho imitate his divisive and \u200dcrass behavior, they will lose. Hurd entered the presidential race with the goal of providing \u200cbetter \u200bcandidate options than a\u200c &#8220;rematch from hell&#8221; between Trump and Biden. He emphasized the \u2064importance of addressing the growing threats of artificial intelligence, the &#8220;new Cold War&#8221; with China, and the border crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Given his background in the intelligence community, Hurd highlighted national security threats as the reason for endorsing Nikki Haley. He stated that\u200c he believes Ambassador Nikki \u2062Haley\u2062 is the best person in the race to address these\u2064 concerns. Hurd praised Haley for her willingness to\u200d articulate a\u2062 different vision for the country\u200c and her\u2063 unmatched grasp on the complexities of foreign \u2064policy.\u2062 He fully endorsed Haley and expressed his commitment to supporting \u200dher \u2063for the remainder of the race.<\/p>\n<p>Hurd&#8217;s decision to\u2063 suspend his \u200ccampaign and endorse Haley reflects his\u200c assessment\u200c of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actress-sarah-paulson-talks-finding-the-humanity-in-clinton-whistleblower-linda-tripp\/\" title=\"Actress Sarah Paulson Talks \u2018Finding The Humanity\u2019 In Clinton Whistleblower Linda Tripp\">current political landscape<\/a> and the\u200b need for a strong, unified candidate to lead the party. With his \u2064background in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-tucker-carlson-confronts-desantis-on-alleged-flip-flopping-on-ukraine\/\" title=\"Tucker Carlson questions DeSantis about Ukraine stance.\">national \u2064security<\/a>, Hurd&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-2024-candidate-will-hurd-suspends-presidential-race-and-endorses-nikki-haley\/\" title=\"GOP 2024 hopeful Will Hurd drops out, backs Nikki Haley.\">endorsement carries\u2064 weight<\/a> and\u200c brings attention\u200c to the \u200cimportance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-says-no-one-wants-the-green-new-deal-amid-government-funding-concerns\/\" title=\"MTG claims public disinterest in Green New Deal amidst funding worries.\">addressing key issues facing<\/a> the country. As \u200dthe race \u2063for the Republican nomination heats up, Haley now has\u200c the endorsement and support of a \u200brespected former colleague, which \u200bmay boost her campaign \u2062and increase \u200bher standing among voters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Texas GOP Rep. Will Hurd, a 45-year-old ex-CIA agent, halted his 2024 presidential bid and endorsed former U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley. Hurd stated that it was evident to him and his team that it was time to suspend their campaign. Despite their efforts, they recognized the need to step back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2061113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2061112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2061112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2061112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2061112\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2061113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2061112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2061112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2061112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}