Republican Nikki Haley enters 2024 presidential race

Nikki Haley, a erstwhile South Carolina politician and United Nations ambassador, has announced she is simply a campaigner to go US president successful 2024.

"Now is not the clip to clasp back. Now is the clip for a beardown and arrogant America," she tweeted, linking to a run video.

She is the 2nd large Republican campaigner to run, aft ex-boss Donald Trump launched his bid successful November.

Ms Haley is the 3rd Indian American to question a statesmanlike nomination.

She said successful 2021 she wouldn't situation him for the White House, but changed her caput successful caller months, citing the request for "generational change".

Other Republicans expected to motorboat run to beryllium selected for their enactment see Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and erstwhile Vice President Mike Pence.

She has antecedently criticised Mr Trump's behaviour up to and during the 6 January 2021 onslaught connected the US Capitol by his supporters.

The time aft the riot, she said successful a code that "his actions since predetermination time volition beryllium judged harshly by history".

Most aboriginal polls amusement Mr Trump with a comfy pb successful South Carolina, whose superior helium won connected his mode to the presidency successful 2016 - an denotation of the uphill conflict the erstwhile ambassador volition have, adjacent connected what should beryllium affable ground.

A caller survey by the polling steadfast Trafalgar Group that included existent and apt candidates has Mr Trump successful archetypal spot with 43% and Ms Haley successful 4th astatine 12%.

Other Indian Americans to tally earlier her were Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, whose bid successful 2015 ne'er gained important traction, and existent Vice-President Kamala Harris, who sought the 2020 nomination.