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Nikki Haley announced on Feb. 14, 2023 that she is running for president in the Republican primary. Haley was the governor of South Carolina 2011-2017 and then served as President Donald Trump's ambassador to the UN in 2017 and 2018.

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Nikki Haley
stated on November 28, 2023 in an event in Derry, N.H.:

China “had the largest naval fleet in the world. They had 370 ships. They'll have 400 ships in two years. We won't even have 350 ships in two decades."

By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2023
Nikki Haley
stated on November 10, 2023 in an interview:

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “did something six months ago” akin to Nikki Haley recruiting Chinese companies to South Carolina.

By Samantha Putterman • November 20, 2023
Nikki Haley
stated on October 12, 2023 in a town hall in Exeter, N.H.:

China is “the largest developer of neuro-strike weapons, weapons engineered to change the brain activity of military commanders and segments of the population.”

By Louis Jacobson • November 1, 2023
Nikki Haley
stated on September 22, 2023 in a speech:

Joe Biden "put 20 million people on Medicaid who aren’t even eligible, then stopped states from taking them off."

By Samantha Putterman • October 6, 2023
Nikki Haley
stated on September 27, 2023 in a GOP presidential primary debate in California:

“Ron DeSantis is against fracking. He is against drilling.”

By Amy Sherman • September 28, 2023

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stated on May 2, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Nikki Haley “white-washed” her name because she thought it “would give her a better chance than the name Nimrata Randhawa.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 6, 2021

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