“Nikki Haley, former governor of South Carolina and ambassador to the United Nations, announced on Tuesday that she was entering the race for the Republican nomination for the presidency of 2024, which puts her in direct competition with her former boss, ex-president Donald Trump,” reports The Wall Street Journal this February 14.
“The time has come for a new generation of leaders”, said Nikki Haley in a video made public on Tuesday, referring to the age of the former White House tenant, 76, and his successor Joe Biden, 80.
Aged 51 and of Indian origin, “first woman and person of color to be elected Governor of South Carolina”writes the business newspaper, Nikki Haley “is the first major candidate on the Republican side to take on Donald Trump, who launched his third presidential campaign in November.
