Nikki Haley says she’s going to proceed to battle forward of Tremendous Tuesday
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley reacts whereas talking about her husband, Maj. Michael Haley, who’s at present deployed with the South Carolina Nationwide Guard, throughout a marketing campaign cease on the Clemson College at Greenville ONE constructing forward of the Republican presidential major election in Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. February 20, 2024.
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Days forward of the Tremendous Tuesday presidential primaries, former South Carolina governor and Republican candidate Nikki Haley mentioned in an interview Sunday she’s going to proceed within the race for the GOP nomination so long as she stays aggressive.
In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Haley mentioned she just isn’t trying “too far forward” when requested if she would drop out of the race if she loses to frontrunner and former president Donald Trump on Tremendous Tuesday.
“So long as we’re aggressive, so long as we’re exhibiting that there’s a place for us, I’ll proceed to battle,” Haley mentioned.
After major losses in Iowa, South Carolina and New Hampshire, Haley trails Trump in delegates with simply 27 to his 247 thus far. Nonetheless, Haley mentioned these primaries solely partially signify who People will vote for on Tremendous Tuesday. Fifteen states and one territory will vote in primaries on Tuesday.
“You’ve got solely had three or 4 states which have voted up till now,” Haley mentioned. “We’re a giant nation and we would like everyone to really feel like that they had the chance to vote for somebody and never towards somebody.”
A number of Trump-critical Republican senators have endorsed Haley, together with Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski as her state heads to the polls Tuesday.
In an interview with NBC News Saturday, Murkowski mentioned Haley is “a professional, competent, succesful chief at a time when the nation wants them.”
Murkowski added she refuses “to simply accept that [Trump and Biden are] my solely two decisions.”
When requested if she would endorse a Trump nomination, Haley wouldn’t unequivocally say whether or not she continues to be sure by a Republican Nationwide Committee pledge to help the GOP nominee.
“No, I believe I am going to make what determination I need to make, however that is not one thing I am interested by,” Haley mentioned, including that the pledge was made on the time “so as to get on the talk stage.”
