Former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) said she is not running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2028, despite increasing her media presence after the GOP’s 2026 midterm election loss.
“I am not running in 2028, but I will continue to talk about the things that I care about,” Haley told CNBC on Wednesday. “I will continue to push good policy. I will continue to support good candidates, and we want a strong America. And whatever we have to do, I think every one of us has an obligation to try.”
Haley, the former ambassador to the United Nations, embarked on an uphill run against President Donald Trump for the 2024 nomination, suspending her campaign after Super Tuesday that election cycle.
During that process, she became the first woman and Asian American to win a Republican presidential primary, with her victory in the District of Columbia before repeating her success in Vermont.
At the time, Trump’s power and influence over the Republican Party proved to be insurmountable.
Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) also denied he was preparing another run for the presidency in response to a report by the Washington Post after capturing the attention of political pundits with his post-midterm elections analysis.
“I have not reached out to anybody about running for anything,” he wrote on X. “Just another pathetic attempt to garner clicks. Using anonymous sources of course!”
TRUMP SIGNALS NO RETREAT FROM MAGA AGENDA WITH STEPHEN MILLER PROMOTION
Since last Tuesday’s elections, which delivered historic losses to Republicans, the 2028 GOP presidential primary now appears to be more competitive, instead of anointing Vice President JD Vance.
To that end, DeSantis has encouraged Republicans not to fight “yesterday’s battle,” including regarding transgender issues, and to prohibit congressional stock trading during the lame-duck legislative session before the new Congress is sworn in on Jan. 3, 2027, in addition to working toward immigration reform in the near future.
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[ H/T Washington Examiner ]
