Nikki Haley is a Republican who broke with Trumpism

Mondo International Updated on 2024-02-01

On January 23, Trump won the primary election in New Hampshire, winning the first two battles for the nomination of Republican candidates, deepening questions about the prospects of his only remaining opponent, Nikki Haley. But Haley promised that she would continue to run "far from the end of the campaign."

Agence France-Presse reported that Haley was the last obstacle for Trump and Republicans to return to the White House.

According to the report, the former governor of South Carolina is the only woman on the Republican primary list and the new celebrity of the American right. She rejects the traditional conservative narrative that the United States is a deformed country — over-indebted, overtaxed, and critical of its immigration system. She advocated raising the retirement age for new entrants in order to save the social security and health insurance systems.

Trump called Haley a "cosmopolitan." He said at a campaign rally in Iowa: "She loves the world, and I love America first and foremost." He also accused Haley of wanting to "raise taxes, draw blood on Social Security" and even "open borders."

In fact, there is no difference in the platforms of the two men – except for the Ukrainian issue. Haley wants to continue massive support for Ukraine's resistance to Russia, while Trump boasts that he can act as a mediator between Kyiv and Moscow.

The struggle between the two is mainly reflected in style and generational ideas. For a long time after being appointed by Trump as the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, Haley was careful with Trump's words, but his rhetoric has become less restrained lately.

In recent weeks, Haley has repeatedly said that "chaos has always been with him, whether it should be or not". This could be an allusion to Trump's involvement in multiple cases. Haley, 52, said: "We won't be living in additional chaos for the next four years. His age is in stark contrast to that of Biden at 81 and Trump at 77.

According to the report, Haley is a Republican who wants to break with the "chaos" of Trumpism.

Haley called for "the election of a new generation of leaders who will leave passivity and passivity behind." Over the weekend, she also stepped up her criticism, publicly questioning that Mr. Trump might be skewed in his "thinking ability" because of his age.

For months, Mr. Trump said Haley had only "sparrow's brain." He apparently does not forgive the man who offended his "master", because Haley had promised not to target Trump if he ran in 2024.

Haley took the attacks as a sign of rising approval ratings in the polls, and because of her strong performance in debates between Republican candidates, in which Mr. Trump disdained.

The only woman on the primary list stands out for her softer rhetoric on abortion. Since the Supreme Court revoked the right to abortion under the U.S. Constitution, the issue has given Republicans a series of electoral setbacks.

Haley favors a "national consensus" on abortion, both to ban "late abortions" and to opposing sending women who have abortions to jail in states where there are bans.

Haley was born into a family of Sikh Indian immigrants. She is married to an officer in the National Guard and has two children.

In 2004, Haley was elected to the South Carolina legislature and began to enter the political arena; In 2011, he became governor of South Carolina and began to gain national prestige. She has since maintained a right-wing stance, declaring her opposition to unions and tax hikes, as well as opposing gay marriage, and expressing reservations about the state's policy of welcoming Syrian refugees.

According to Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao**, Haley is an elite wing of the Republican Party, serving as governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017, the youngest governor in the United States at the time; From 2017 to 2018, he served as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations during the Trump administration. She has extensive administrative experience and international contacts, and has always emphasized herself as a "staunch conservative" within the Republican Party. However, Haley's political image of independence, moderation, and higher education is non-mainstream within the party.

According to the report, Haley's political charisma is not enough, it is difficult to beat Trump, and it is only a matter of time before he gives up the race. The next primary election in South Carolina on Feb. 24 did not have any clear advantage over Haley, who had served as the state's governor. Trump leads his rivals in national polls, and South Carolina is no exception. (Compiled by Lu Longjun).

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