USA Haley at party convention: "Trump has my full support"
Former internal party rival Nikki Haley clearly backs presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. "First of all, I want to make one thing very clear: Donald Trump has my full support. Period," said the 52-year-old. Haley was greeted with a mixture of cheers and boos. However, when she stood behind Republican presidential candidate Trump right at the beginning of her speech, the audience applauded.
17.07.2024, 04:07
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Haley addressed Trump sceptics in her speech. "We should recognize that there are some Americans who do not agree one hundred percent with Donald Trump. I happen to know some of them, and I want to speak to them tonight," she said. She is one of them, said the former governor of the US state of South Carolina. "I'm here tonight because we have a country to save, and a united Republican Party is essential to saving it."
Haley invited in the name of unity
Trump listened to the speech at the party convention in person - he arrived at the event hall earlier than originally announced. Haley had already publicly backed Trump beforehand. Initially, however, it looked as though she would not be speaking at the party conference. "It was a kind invitation and I was happy to accept." Trump had also asked her to speak on behalf of unity.
The former US ambassador to the United Nations had fought a weeks-long duel with Trump in the internal Republican primaries for the presidential candidacy, but had no chance and ultimately conceded defeat. Immediately after her withdrawal, Haley demonstratively refrained from expressing her support for Trump.
In May, she finally said that she would vote for Trump in the November election. Haley and Trump had clashed fiercely during the pre-election campaign and had not left a single good thing to say about each other. For some Republicans, Haley, who was seen as somewhat more moderate, was a less rhetorically aggressive and younger alternative to the 78-year-old Trump.
