Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley told potential voters at a rally in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Sunday that she will “never give up” her bid for commander in chief as long as 70% of Americans say they don't want the former President Trump or the president. Biden in office.
Haley is campaigning ahead of the South Carolina primary on February 24, where she will face Trump.
Despite being Trump's former ambassador to the United Nations, the former South Carolina governor did not slow down her attempts to convince the people of her state that she would be a better president than Trump.
“We had 14 people in the race. We beat a dozen guys. I only have one more guy I have to catch,” Haley said. “Everyone tells me, why don't you leave? I'll never give up.”
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FILE – Republican presidential candidate and former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event in Spartanburg, S.C., Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. Haley is kicking off a bus tour ahead of the 24 Republican presidential primary February in South Carolina, hoping that the two- The week's effort will show the former governor's commitment to her home state ahead of her first vote in the South. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, File)
She told attendees that going to Iowa she got 2% of the vote and finished almost second with 20%, then in New Hampshire she finished with 43% of the vote.
After the New Hampshire results came in, Haley said, Trump had “a tantrum,” adding that he was unhinged because he didn't know she would get 43% of the vote.
“All he did was talk about revenge and my outfit,” Haley told the crowd. “Then the next day he goes and says anyone who supports her will be permanently banned from MAGA.”
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Haley asked the crowd to think about Trump's threat to exclude people from MAGA, saying that before the election, you try to get people into your corner and not drive them out.
Like many of his speeches, he also highlighted Trump's push for the Republican National Committee to name him the presumptive nominee after two states voted.
“We don't anoint kings in America,” Haley said. “Then we went and looked at his campaign disclosures, and that's when we saw that she spent $50 million of his campaign contributions on his personal court cases.”
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Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Instead of talking about the American people or issues like the $34 trillion in debt the country faces, Haley accused Trump of talking about being a victim and getting revenge.
“All he did was talk about himself, and that's a problem,” he said. “This isn't about him.”
Haley also criticized the Republican Party, blaming the country's $34 trillion debt not just on Biden but also Republicans, blaming Trump for putting the country $8 trillion into debt in just four years and pointing to the COVID stimulus. of 2.2 billion dollars. bill that was passed “without accountability.”
He said Republicans expanded welfare, leaving 80 million Americans on Medicaid and 42 million Americans on food stamps.
“Did the Republicans try to fix things?” Haley asked. “No, they doubled down and opened up pet projects and earmarks for the first time in 10 years, passing on 7,000 of them last year. In the 2024 appropriations budget, Republicans allocated $7.4 billion to pet projects. Democrats “They contributed 2.8 billion dollars. Now tell me who are the ones who spend the most.”
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Republican presidential candidate, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, speaks at a rally in Dallas, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutiérrez)
The former South Carolina governor also accused Trump of saying that any NATO country that does not do its part will not be defended by the United States, and reiterated that he would encourage Russian President Vladimir Putin to invade those countries.
He accused Trump of siding with a “thug” and a dictator who arrests American journalists and holds them hostage.
Haley also told the crowd that her opponent mocked her husband's military service, saying that when you make fun of one military member you make fun of all military members, adding that Trump has never been around a veteran, nor has he had to lie down on the ground.
“The closest he's come to harm is being hit by a golf ball on his golf course,” he said.
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In her final plea to attendees, Haley told the crowd to vote early, volunteer and donate.
And when he said he would never give up, he went on to explain why.
“Why would I give up when 70% of Americans have said they don't want Trump or Biden in this election? Why would I give up when 59% of Americans say Donald Trump is too old and Joe Biden is too old?” older,” he said. “Why would I give up when most Americans disapprove of Joe Biden and most Americans disapprove of Donald Trump? It's time we finally had a generational conservative leader.”
