Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has requested protection from the Secret Service due to increasing threats she has received during the election campaign, Haley’s team confirmed to Fox News on Monday.
The former two-term South Carolina governor who later served as U.N. ambassador during former President Donald Trump’s administration is Trump’s latest major rival for the 2024 Republican nomination.
Haley spoke about the protection request in an interview Monday afternoon with The Wall Street Journal.
“We’ve had multiple issues,” the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador said after a campaign event in Aiken, South Carolina. “That won’t stop me from doing what I have to do.”
Haley was asked at a news conference in Columbia, South Carolina, late last week about the increased levels of security at her events.
“When you do something like this, you get threats,” he told reporters. “It’s just reality.”
Haley mentioned the need to “put a few more bodies around us,” but that it hadn’t affected her campaign.
“At the end of the day, we’re going to go out and touch every hand, answer every question, make sure we’re there and do whatever needs to be done.” she added.
Republican presidential candidate and former UN ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign rally. AP
Hours after Haley spoke to reporters, a caller was removed from her campaign event in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Haley, who once had a very slim chance of being nominated, enjoyed momentum in the polls in the late summer and fall, thanks in part to her well-received performances in the GOP’s first three presidential primary debates.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropped out of the race last month, two days before the New Hampshire primary on Jan. 23, turning the nomination race into a two-candidate showdown between Haley and Trump, who is the main favorite and is running for the third consecutive time. for the White House.
Haley has requested protection from the Secret Service due to the growing threats. AP
Haley won 43% of the vote in New Hampshire, 11 points behind Trump.
The next major race on the Republican calendar is Haley’s home state, which will hold its Republican primary on February 24. The latest public opinion poll indicates that the former president has a large double-digit lead over Haley.
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