Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley (R), who was also the US ambassador to the United Nations during the Donald Trump administration, announced on Tuesday that she would run for president.
Haley is the first Republican to announce a challenge to former President Donald Trump for the 2024 GOP nomination. Trump announced his candidacy in November.
“Republicans have lost the popular vote in seven of the last eight presidential elections,” Haley said in a well-produced video on Twitter. “This has to change.”
He added: “It is time for a new generation of leadership.”
Haley teased a “big announcement” at an event scheduled for Wednesday in Charleston, South Carolina.