Nikki Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said Tuesday the GOP needs former President Donald Trump and that she would consult him before launching a 2024 presidential run.
The former governor of South Carolina will appear at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, and called the 45th president a friend who serves an invaluable role in the GOP.
“He has a strong legacy from his administration,” Haley said. “He has the ability to get strong people elected, and he has the ability to move the ball — and I hope that he continues to do that. We need him in the Republican Party. I don’t want us to go back to the days before Trump.”
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Haley, 49, said in April that she would not run for president in 2024 if Trump did so.
However, that sentiment seemed “slightly less absolute” on Tuesday.
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“In the beginning of 2023, should I decide that there’s a place for me, should I decide that there’s a reason to move, I would pick up the phone and meet with the president,” she said, according to the Wall Street Journal. “I would talk to him and see what his plans are. I would tell him about my plans. We would work on it together.”
