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Nikki Haley, Ramaswamy oppose court decision barring Trump from presidency

Indian-American presidential candidates Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy on Wednesday opposed the Colorado Supreme Court decision to disqualify Donald Trump from the presidency next year in the state because of his role in the attack on the US Capitol in 2021. The disqualification of the 77-year-old former president on Tuesday was based on the Constitution's 14th Amendment, which says officials who take an oath to support the US Constitution are banned from future office if they "engaged in insurrection." Trump is currently the front-runner in the Republican Party's nomination process for the race for the White House in 2024. Responding to Trump's disqualification, two-term former South Carolina Governor and a rival to Trump in the Republican primaries, Haley, said that "the last thing we want" is judges deciding who can and cannot be on the presidential ballot. "I will tell you that I don't think Donald Trump needs to be president. I think I need to be president. I think that's goo

Nikki Haley looks for strong showing, not necessarily win, in Iowa caucuses

For Nikki Haley, a win in Iowa doesn't necessarily mean a win in the state's Republican presidential caucuses. The way I look at it, we just need to have a good showing in Iowa, the former South Carolina governor said Friday in response to a question during a town hall event in Sioux City. I don't think that means we have to win necessarily, but I think that means we have to have a good showing. The comments stand in stark contrast to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who declared decisively that we're going to win Iowa on NBC's Meet the Press last Sunday. DeSantis wouldn't say whether he would end his campaign if he didn't finish first or second. DeSantis and Haley are likely battling for a second-place finish, since former President Donald Trump continues to sit comfortably atop the field in polls of Republicans in Iowa and nationwide. The DeSantis campaign has largely focused on Iowa, hoping to deny Trump a big win in the caucuses. A super PAC supporting DeSantis has invested more than

Ramaswamy calls Haley fascist; she says responding not worth her time

Calling her fascist and corrupt, biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy launched a tirade against his Republican presidential rival and fellow Indian-American Nikki Haley, who refrained from a verbal duel, saying it is not worth her time to respond to him. Ramaswamy launched the volley of charges against the former South Carolina governor and US ambassador to the UN in Arizona during the Republican Party's fourth presidential debate, which was attended by just four candidates, the other two being former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The front-runner for the Republican Party's nomination, former President Donald Trump, skipped the debate once again and held a fundraiser in Florida instead. Participating in the debate, Ramaswamy, 38, accused Haley of having a corruption problem and held up a pad of paper with NIKKI = CORRUPT written on it. This resulted in a mix of boos and cheers from the audience. He called her a puppet and accused her of using

US polls: Haley and Ramaswamy qualify for 2th Republican Party debate

Indian-American presidential hopefuls Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy are among the four candidates who have qualified for the fourth Republican primary debate scheduled to take place in Alabama on Wednesday, the smallest debate stage lineup so far this year. The Republican Party's third presidential debate took place in Miami, Florida, on November 8. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, two-term former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will participate in the fourth primary debate of the 2024 election cycle, the Republican National Committee (RNC) announced on Monday. The four candidates, comprising the smallest debate stage lineup so far this year, will face off at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, CBS News reported. Former President Donald Trump, who continues to be the most popular leader in the Republican Party with an approval rating of over 60 per cent, is not expected to participate in the ..

'Fundamental ideological divide' with Haley, says prez candidate Ramaswamy

Indian-American biotech entrepreneur presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has said that he has a "fundamental ideological divide" with his Republican rival Nikki Haley who represents an older generation in the party. Both Haley and Ramaswamy have clashed publicly during the last two of the three Republican primary debates. I think there's a fundamental ideological divide. She represents an older generation of Republicans, Ramaswamy, 38, told Fox News in an interview on Monday about the 51-year-old former governor of South Carolina. She talks a lot about how we need a new generation of leadership. I agree with her. It's just that she's on the wrong side of that generational divide, taking us back to the Dick Cheney era, pointless wars that wasted USD 7 trillion of national debt that we accumulated, thousands of America's sons and daughters of lives sacrificed, people my age, Ramaswamy said. That's a mistake. I think that anybody who has made money off those wars, people who have b

US election: Nikki Haley's presidential bid gains traction, Trump leads

The 2024 presidential election campaign of Indian-American politician Nikki Haley seems to have gained momentum as several key donors from rival camps have switched to her side as she announced a USD 10 million media blitz in the early primary states of New Hampshire and Iowa, hoping to further propel the momentum. Former US President Donald Trump, however, continues to be the most popular leader in the Republican Party with an approval rating of over 60 per cent. Florida Governor comes second with nearly 14 per cent. But his popularity, which once was earlier in the 30s, has been declining over the past few months. On the other hand, riding on her impressive performances in the Republican presidential debates, Haley's popularity has been on the upswing with her approval rating now crossing double digits. Over the past week, several donors from the rival camps have moved to her side. Prominent among them include Harlan Crow and Bruce Kovner of Caxton Alternative Management. Ken ...

Haley will launch $10 mn ad campaign to try to overtake DeSantis in GOP

Nikki Haley's presidential campaign will reserve USD 10 million in television, radio and digital advertising across Iowa and New Hampshire beginning in the first week of December, a massive investment designed to give the former United Nations ambassador an advantage over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at a critical moment in the GOP nomination fight. Details of the advertising plans, which represent the Haley campaign's first official advertising reservation, were obtained by The Associated Press ahead of a public announcement expected on Monday. Haley's planned investment, as of now, is more than five times larger than DeSantis' current advertising reserves for the same time period, according to the media tracking firm AdImpact. Haley's move comes as she fights to emerge as the clear alternative to former President Donald Trump to represent the GOP against President Joe Biden next fall. DeSantis stands as Haley's strongest competition for her party's second-place slot, although the ..

Trump leads Indian-American Nikki Haley in her home state: CNN poll

Former US president Donald Trump leads Indian-American politician Nikki Haley by more than 30 percentage points in her home state of South Carolina as they vie for the Republican Party's nomination for the 2024 presidential election, according to the latest opinion poll by CNN. The 77-year-old former president, currently the front-runner among the Republican Party candidates, has the support of 53 per cent of its responders in South Carolina as opposed to 22 per cent who support Haley, who is the former governor of South Carolina. Vivek Ramaswamy, the The 38-year-old Indian-American, is trailing far behind with about one percentage point in the CNN polls of South Carolina, which is one of the early primary states. The US presidential elections are scheduled to be held on November 5, 2024. Trump's base of support in South Carolina is far more solid than his rivals' pool of core supporters. An 82 per cent majority of his current backers say that they will definitely support him. Jus

Haley accuses Trump of pursuing 'chaos, vendettas' at Republican event

Nikki Haley criticized Donald Trump on Saturday for praising foreign strongmen and warned that his style of chaos, vendettas and drama would be dangerous, making her sharpest critiques of the former president as the two GOP presidential candidates and their rivals addressed an influential group of Jewish Republicans. Eight years ago, it was good to have a leader who broke things, Haley said of Trump. But right now, we need to have a leader who also knows how to put things back together. Haley, a former United Nations ambassador, leaned into her foreign policy experience as she argued for longstanding Republican ideas on foreign policy at the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual meeting in Las Vegas. Another GOP foreign policy traditionalist and periodic Trump critic, former Vice President Mike Pence, used his appearance to end his candidacy, the latest sign of the former president's dominance in the primary. The Republican presidential candidates on Saturday uniformly supported ...

Haley slams Islamic countries for 'closing doors' for civilians from Gaza

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Sunday slammed Islamic countries for not opening up their gates for civilians from Gaza who are seeking to flee their homes in the face of an imminent ground invasion by Israel. She also hit out at former US president Barack Obama and Joe Biden, the incumbent, over the Iranian nuclear deal and accused Tehran of strengthening Hamas and Hezbollah. "We should care about the Palestinian citizens, especially the innocent ones, because they didn't ask for this. But where are the Arab countries? Where are they? Where is Qatar? Where is Lebanon? Where is Jordan? Where is Egypt? Do you know we give Egypt over a billion dollars a year? Why aren't they opening the gates? Why aren't they taking the Palestinians?" Haley told CNN in an interview. "You know why? Because they know they can't vet them, and they don't want Hamas in their neighbourhood. So why would Israel want them in their neighbourhood? So let's be honest with what's going on. The Ar

Nikki Haley criticises Blinken for saying no link between Israel attack

The recent Hamas attacks have resulted in the deaths of at least 600 Israelis and the injury of over 2,000 others, as Israel and Hamas fighters continue to engage in conflict, as report stated

Biden has made America far more dependent on communist China: Nikki Haley

US President Joe Biden has made America "far more dependent" on communist China, Republican presidential aspirant Nikki Haley has alleged, vowing to stand up to every "enemy" that uses energy against her country. She was addressing the inaugural American Energy Security Summit hosted by the Hamm Institute for American Energy in Oklahoma City. "He (Biden) has made America far more dependent on communist China. Yet the pandemic proved that we should never rely on an enemy for critical supplies," Haley said in a policy speech on Monday. "We have all the resources we need to make the most advanced technology we want. And we don't have to impoverish ourselves to protect the environment. The best way to make our country cleaner, healthier and happier is to use more American energy not less," she said. "China isn't the only country I'll hold accountable. I'll stand up to every enemy that uses energy against us. Russia, Iran, and Venezuela are using their oil to advance their evil and Jo

China an existential threat to US, preparing for war: Nikki Haley

Describing China as an "existential threat" to the US and the world, Indian-American Republican presidential aspirant Nikki Haley has claimed Beijing is "preparing for war". China has spent half a century plotting to defeat America and in some respects, the Chinese military is already at par with the US armed forces, Haley said in a major policy speech on the economy in the key early primary State of New Hampshire on Friday. Her speech comes two days after her India-American Republican rival Vivek Ramaswamy delivered a foreign policy speech on China in Ohio. Both Haley and Ramaswamy have emerged as popular GOP candidates after former US president Donald Trump. "Strength and pride are essential to our national survival, especially in the face of Communist China. China is an existential threat. It has spent half a century plotting to defeat us," Haley said. She alleged that China has taken America's manufacturing jobs. "It's taken our trade secrets. Now it's taking control of critic

Haley only Republican presidential aspirant who can defeat Biden: Poll

Indian American Nikki Haley is the only Republican presidential aspirant who can defeat President Joe Biden in the November 2024 polls, a CNN poll has revealed. More than half a dozen Republican leaders, including two Indian Americans Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy -- are seeking to be the party's presidential nominee. The race is currently being led by former president Donald Trump who is far ahead of others. Releasing the results of its latest presidential polls, CNN said, "Hypothetical matchups... suggest there would be no clear leader should Biden face one of the other major GOP contenders, with one notable exception: Biden runs behind former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley." In an early gauge of a hypothetical Biden-Trump rematch, CNN's poll finds that registered voters are currently split between Trump (47 per cent) and Biden (46 per cent), with the demographic contours that defined the 2020 race still prominent. Biden is about even with Ron DeSantis (47 per cent each), Mik

I don't think Trump is going to be nominee: US prez candidate Nikki Haley

With her campaign gaining momentum after last month's Republican primary debate, Indian American presidential candidate Nikki Haley has said that the former US president Donald Trump would not be the party's nominee for the 2024 presidential elections. The latest opinion poll released by The Wall Street Journal revealed that Haley, 51, was in the third spot in terms of popularity rating after Trump and Ron DeSantis. Her fellow Indian American candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was in the fourth spot. I don't think President Trump's going to be the nominee. I think it's going to be me. But I will tell you that any Republican is better than what Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are doing, Haley told CBS News in an interview on Sunday. According to RealClearPolitics which monitors all the major national polls, Trump tops the list of average of all such polls with 53.6 per cent followed by DeSantis (13 per cent), Ramaswamy (7.1 per cent) and Haley (6 per cent). Haley, the former US ambassador to the

Extremist Republican candidate laid vision for US that is less fair: Harris

Describing the Republican presidential candidates as extremists", Vice President Kamala Harris has said that the participants at the party's maiden primary debate laid out an agenda that makes the country less fair, less free and less safe. No one on stage won' tonight's debate. Instead, the American people heard how much they stand to lose from an extremist agenda, Harris, a Democrat, said on Wednesday after the two-hour-long Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The debate included two Indian Americans Nikki Haley, 51, the former Governor of South Carolina, and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, 38. One by one, each extremist Republican candidate laid out a vision for an America that is less fair, less free, and less safe. These candidates want to raise costs for working families in order to benefit special interests and the ultra-wealthy. To gut Social Security and Medicare. To strip fundamental rights and basic freedoms from millions of people, Harris, who i

You'll make US less safe: Haley to Ramaswamy at Republican Party's debate

Indian-American US presidential aspirants Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy clashed during the Republican Party's maiden presidential primary debate over foreign policy issues, with the former South Carolina Governor criticising her rival and entrepreneur for lacking foreign policy experience and supporting Russia. Haley, 51, and Ramaswamy, 38, have been clashing over foreign policy issues over the past few days on social media. During the debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, Haley accused Ramaswamy of supporting America's foreign adversaries and abandoning its friends after he said he would not support Ukraine in the war against Russia. Form Standing next to him, Haley, the former US Ambassador to the UN, slammed her fellow Indian-American that he is taking the side of a murderer Russian president and said that the US would be unsafe under his presidency. He wants to hand Ukraine to Russia, he wants to let China eat Taiwan, he wants to go and stop funding Israel, Haley sai

Trump's indictment more about revenge, claim Nikki Haley & Vivek Ramaswamy

Indian-American Republican presidential candidates Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy have claimed that former US president Donald Trump's indictment in a criminal case was about "revenge" and said it was a "dark day" in the history of the country. A grand jury in Manhattan on Thursday voted to indict Trump for his role in paying hush money to a porn star. A New York Times report added that an indictment is expected to be announced in the coming days. By then, prosecutors working for the district attorney Alvin L. Bragg will have asked Trump to surrender and to face arraignment on charges that remain unknown for now. In an interview with Fox News, Haley said, "From everything I've seen from this New York district attorney, this would be something he'd be doing for political points. And I think what we know is when you get into political prosecutions like this, it's more about revenge than it is about justice". "I think the country would be better off talking about things that the ...

Biden ultimate socialist president, a disaster for America: Nikki Haley

Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley Thursday slammed President Joe Biden for his annual budgetary proposals which she said was socialist in nature and a "disaster for America". "We should be moving people from welfare to work. But Joe Biden is calling for no-strings-attached welfare checks with no work requirements," Haley said after Biden unveiled his USD 6.9 trillion budget. In his annual budget, Biden has come out with a series of social welfare measures and raised taxes on the rich. "I think Biden is the ultimate socialist president. He loves to spend everybody else's money. His answer to everything is to increase taxes," Haley told Fox News in an interview. "We need to be realistic. We're USD 31 trillion in debt. We are borrowing money to make our interest payments. This is not sustainable. The problem is Washington DC has a spending problem, and we need to put them on our diet and put an end to it," she said in response to a question. "The first thi

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