Nikki Haley, who campaigned fiercely against Donald Trump in the Republican Party’s presidential primaries, called on Republicans to unite and elect him in her speech at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night, offering her clearest support for his former rival since leaving office. race.
“President Trump asked me to speak at this convention on behalf of unity. It was a gracious invitation and I was happy to accept,” said Haley, after taking the convention stage to a mix of applause and boos.
“Donald Trump has my strong support, period,” she said.
Haley acknowledged that there are conservative and Republican voters who are still skeptical of the former president and urged Trump supporters to contact them.
“We must recognize that there are some Americans who do not agree with Donald Trump 100% of the time. I happen to be with some of them and I want to talk to them tonight,” Haley said. I haven’t always agreed with President Trump. But we agree more often than we disagree.”
Haley’s speech likely marks her most supportive comments about Trump in more than a year. The former UN ambassador, who served under Trump during his administration, announced her presidential candidacy in February last year. Haley then participated in a contentious primary against Trump, remaining in the race until March. However, Haley continued to receive significant shares of the vote in subsequent primaries, sometimes winning as much as 20 percent of the vote.
Haley revealed in May that she would vote for Trump and released her delegates to Trump earlier this week.
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