Nikki Haley makes the case for electing Trump in her convention speech
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Nikki Haley is pitching voters on Donald Trump in her Republican convention speech, her latest step toward embracing her former rival and unifying the party.
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is pitching voters on Donald Trump in her Republican convention speech Tuesday night, her latest step toward embracing her former rival and unifying the party. Haley intends to “address voters who are uncertain about voting for President Trump and make the case for why she is voting for him,” a person familiar with her speech told CNN. Haley’s speech was written in consultation with the Trump campaign and approved by Republican convention officials, as all such addresses are. Haley, who released her delegates last week and implored them to support Trump, was a late addition to the program. She was invited to appear onstage in Milwaukee only two days ago – the same day as the assassination attempt on Trump, which was followed by the former president’s call for themes of unity at the convention. Tuesday’s speech continues a gradual easing of tensions between Haley and Trump after a bruising, yearlong campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, in which Haley urged GOP voters to back her to avoid the “chaos” that she said follows the former president. After primary losses in New Hampshire and her home state of South Carolina, Haley defied calls to drop out and rally around Trump. Instead, she leaned harder into criticisms of the former president and his age. At campaign events, she frequently pointed out that polls suggested she would be more competitive than Trump against President Joe Biden in a general election matchup and warned that his legal troubles would dominate much of the campaign cycle. When Haley did end her campaign in early March, the day after Super Tuesday, she did not endorse the former president as primary rivals such as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had done. (DeSantis, who dropped out after losing the Iowa caucuses, is also set to speak Tuesday.)
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