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'''Nimrata Randhawa "Nikki" Haley''', (born January 20, 1972) is an [[American]] politician and diplomat. Haley served as the U.S. Ambassador to the [[United Nations]] for the [[Trump Administration]], from 2017–18. She served as the [[Republican]] [[Governor]] of [[South Carolina]] from 2011–17, and was the first female governor of the state. Previously, from 2004–10, she served as a member of the [[South Carolina]] House of Representatives.

'''Nimrata Randhawa "Nikki" Haley''', (born January 20, 1972) is an [[American]] politician and diplomat. Haley served as the U.S. Ambassador to the [[United Nations]] for the [[Trump Administration]], from 2017 to 2018. She served as the [[Republican]] [[Governor]] of [[South Carolina]] from 2011 to 2017, and was the first female governor of the state. Previously, from 2004 to 2010, she served as a member of the [[South Carolina]] House of Representatives.

Haley was born to two citizens of India while they were in [[South Carolina]],<ref>https://www.fitsnews.com/2021/04/28/conspiracy-theories-nikki-haley-is-not-eligible-to-run-for-president/ An article recounting the facts but then mistakenly pretending there is [[birthright citizenship]] when there is not].</ref> which does not make Haley a [[natural born citizen]] as required by the [[U.S. Constitution]] of a president.  Despite this ineligibility, on February 14, 2023, Nikki Haley officially joined the [[Opposition to Donald Trump|Never-Trumpers]] by announcing an absurd bid for president, apparently timed to be just before a release by partisan Democrats  of a "special purpose grand jury" opinion against [[Trump]] supporters in Fulton County (Atlanta), [[Georgia]].  One of her first campaign positions is her vague desire to change the retirement age, without saying how and to what.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/09/politics/nikki-haley-retirement-age-social-security-medicare/index.html</ref>

Haley was born to two citizens of India while they were in [[South Carolina]],<ref>https://www.fitsnews.com/2021/04/28/conspiracy-theories-nikki-haley-is-not-eligible-to-run-for-president/ An article recounting the facts but then mistakenly pretending there is [[birthright citizenship]] when there is not.</ref> which does not make Haley a [[natural born citizen]] as required by the [[U.S. Constitution]] of a president.  Despite this ineligibility, on February 14, 2023, Nikki Haley officially joined the [[Opposition to Donald Trump|Never-Trumpers]] by announcing an absurd bid for president, apparently timed to be just before a release by partisan Democrats  of a "special purpose grand jury" opinion against [[Trump]] supporters in Fulton County (Atlanta), [[Georgia]].  One of her first campaign positions is her vague desire to change the retirement age, without saying how and to what.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/09/politics/nikki-haley-retirement-age-social-security-medicare/index.html</ref>

Haley turned against Trump in an extensive interview she gave in early 2021 to Politico, insisting like a [[liberal]] that Trump somehow "let us down."<ref>https://www.politico.com/interactives/2021/magazine-nikki-haleys-choice/?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014e-f109-dd93-ad7f-f90dc3060000&nlid=630318</ref>  After [[Leftist]]s exploited rampant [[ballot harvesting]], [[judicial activism]] to change state laws about voting, and [[Dropbox Dems|drop-box dumping]] of filled-in ballots in 2020 to elect a mentally incompetent man as president, Nikki Haley declared without any investigation that the election was fair and that [[Trump]] was wrong to object.   

Haley turned against Trump in an extensive interview she gave in early 2021 to Politico, insisting like a [[liberal]] that Trump somehow "let us down."<ref>https://www.politico.com/interactives/2021/magazine-nikki-haleys-choice/?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014e-f109-dd93-ad7f-f90dc3060000&nlid=630318</ref>  After [[Leftist]]s exploited rampant [[ballot harvesting]], [[judicial activism]] to change state laws about voting, and [[Dropbox Dems|drop-box dumping]] of filled-in ballots in 2020 to elect a mentally incompetent man as president, Nikki Haley declared without any investigation that the election was fair and that [[Trump]] was wrong to object.   

Haley subsequently flip-flopped as to whether she would run against Trump in 2024, saying later in 2021 that she would not, and then in 2023 announcing her presidential candidacy against Trump. Haley did campaign some for [[conservative]] [[Herschel Walker]] in the adjacent [[Georgia]] for [[U.S. Senate]] in the [[2022 midterm elections]].

Haley subsequently flip-flopped as to whether she would run against Trump in 2024, saying later in 2021 that she would not, and then in 2023 announcing her presidential candidacy against Trump. Haley did campaign some for [[conservative]] [[Herschel Walker]] in the adjacent [[Georgia]] for [[U.S. Senate]] in the [[2022 midterm elections]].

   

   

==Early Career==

==Early career==

Haley was educated at Clemson University, and worked for the waste management & recycling company, FCR Corporation. She also worked as bookkeeper and chief financial officer of her family's clothing business, Exotica International. Other organizations she worked for include the Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce, the Lexington Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Women Business Owners, the Lexington Medical Foundation, Lexington County Sheriff's Foundation, West Metro Republican Women, the National Association of Women Business Owners, and the 2006 Friends of Scouting Leadership Division campaign.

Haley was educated at Clemson University, and worked for the waste management & recycling company, FCR Corporation. She also worked as bookkeeper and chief financial officer of her family's clothing business, Exotica International. Other organizations she worked for include the Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce, the Lexington Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Women Business Owners, the Lexington Medical Foundation, Lexington County Sheriff's Foundation, West Metro Republican Women, the National Association of Women Business Owners, and the 2006 Friends of Scouting Leadership Division campaign.

==South Carolina Governor==

==South Carolina Governor==

Haley announced her candidacy for South Carolina governor on May 14th, 2009.  

Haley announced her candidacy for South Carolina governor on May 14, 2009.  

During her 2010 campaign for governor, Haley was endorsed by then-former Massachusetts governor [[Mitt Romney]] and then-First Lady of South Carolina, Jenny Sanford. She was also endorsed by former [[Alaska]] governor [[Sarah Palin]]. Haley later turned on Palin after her victory, saying she would not return the favor by endorsing Palin in a potential 2012 presidential campaign<ref>https://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-now/2011/02/nikki-haley-i-dont-owe-palin-an-endorsement-in-2012-033763</ref>. She defeated Democratic candidate Vincent Sheheen with 51% of the vote.

During her 2010 campaign for governor, Haley was endorsed by then-former Massachusetts governor [[Mitt Romney]] and then-First Lady of South Carolina, Jenny Sanford. She was also endorsed by former [[Alaska]] governor [[Sarah Palin]]. Haley later turned on Palin after her victory, saying she would not return the favor by endorsing Palin in a potential 2012 presidential campaign.<ref>https://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-now/2011/02/nikki-haley-i-dont-owe-palin-an-endorsement-in-2012-033763</ref> She defeated Democratic candidate Vincent Sheheen with 51% of the vote.

==United Nations Ambassador==

==United Nations Ambassador==

As UN ambassador, Haley nominated gubernatorial predecessor [[David Beasley]] as the executive director of the World Food Programme. Beasley assumed the WFP position in April 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311195830/http://www.postandcourier.com/politics/nikki-haley-nominates-former-south-carolina-gov-david-beasley-for/article_dedc81ee-fdd4-11e6-a80b-2f0ab73f2f31.html|title=Nikki Haley nominates former South Carolina Gov. David Beasley for U.N. food post|publisher=''The Charleston Post and Courier''|date=February 28, 2017|author=Schuyler Kropf|accessdate=October 5, 2021}}</ref>

As UN ambassador, Haley nominated gubernatorial predecessor [[David Beasley]] as the executive director of the World Food Programme. Beasley assumed the WFP position in April 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311195830/http://www.postandcourier.com/politics/nikki-haley-nominates-former-south-carolina-gov-david-beasley-for/article_dedc81ee-fdd4-11e6-a80b-2f0ab73f2f31.html|title=Nikki Haley nominates former South Carolina Gov. David Beasley for U.N. food post|publisher=''The Charleston Post and Courier''|date=February 28, 2017|author=Schuyler Kropf|accessdate=October 5, 2021}}</ref>

In October 2018, Haley announced her resignation from the [[Trump Administration]]<ref>Shaw, Adam (October 9, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nikki-haley-resigns-as-un-ambassador-stays-mum-on-next-move Nikki Haley resigns as UN ambassador, stays mum on next move]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 9, 2018.</ref><ref>Caplan, Joshua (October 9, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/10/09/report-nikki-haley-resigning-from-trump-administration/ President Trump: Nikki Haley Leaving UN Post at Year’s end]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 9, 2018.</ref><ref>Murphy, James (October 9, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/30284-nikki-haley-resigns-as-ambassador-to-the-un Nikki Haley Resigns as Ambassador to the UN]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 9, 2018.</ref>. During the [[Republican National Convention]] in 2020, she expressed interest in rejoining the Trump administration assuming he would win re-election<ref>Fordham, Evie (August 25, 2020). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nikki-haley-rnc-trump-administration-return Nikki Haley after RNC speech says she is open to rejoining Trump administration]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 25, 2020.</ref>, but then turned against Trump after the [[United States Presidential Election, 2020|2020 election]].  She joined [[liberal]]s in unfairly criticizing Trump's exercise of his [[First Amendment]] [[free speech]] rights, and his strong stance against [[electoral fraud]].<ref>[https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/534250-in-calling-out-trump-nikki-haley-warns-of-a-more-sinister-threat In calling out Trump, Nikki Haley warns of a more sinister threat]. ''The Hill''.</ref> In an interview published by Politico on February 12, 2021, Haley turned completely against Trump, speaking about him in terms of untrue "bad that he did" and falsely claiming that "he’s fallen so far."<ref>[https://www.politico.com/interactives/2021/magazine-nikki-haleys-choice/?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014e-f109-dd93-ad7f-f90dc3060000&nlid=630318 Nikki Haley’s Time for Choosing]. ''Politico''. Retrieved February 13, 2021.</ref>

In October 2018, Haley announced her resignation from the [[Trump Administration]].<ref>Shaw, Adam (October 9, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nikki-haley-resigns-as-un-ambassador-stays-mum-on-next-move Nikki Haley resigns as UN ambassador, stays mum on next move]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 9, 2018.</ref><ref>Caplan, Joshua (October 9, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/10/09/report-nikki-haley-resigning-from-trump-administration/ President Trump: Nikki Haley Leaving UN Post at Year’s end]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 9, 2018.</ref><ref>Murphy, James (October 9, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/30284-nikki-haley-resigns-as-ambassador-to-the-un Nikki Haley Resigns as Ambassador to the UN]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 9, 2018.</ref> During the [[Republican National Convention]] in 2020, she expressed interest in rejoining the Trump administration assuming he would win re-election,<ref>Fordham, Evie (August 25, 2020). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nikki-haley-rnc-trump-administration-return Nikki Haley after RNC speech says she is open to rejoining Trump administration]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 25, 2020.</ref> but then turned against Trump after the [[United States Presidential Election, 2020|2020 election]].  She joined [[liberal]]s in unfairly criticizing Trump's exercise of his [[First Amendment]] [[free speech]] rights, and his strong stance against [[electoral fraud]].<ref>[https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/534250-in-calling-out-trump-nikki-haley-warns-of-a-more-sinister-threat In calling out Trump, Nikki Haley warns of a more sinister threat]. ''The Hill''.</ref> In an interview published by Politico on February 12, 2021, Haley turned completely against Trump, speaking about him in terms of untrue "bad that he did" and falsely claiming that "he’s fallen so far."<ref>[https://www.politico.com/interactives/2021/magazine-nikki-haleys-choice/?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014e-f109-dd93-ad7f-f90dc3060000&nlid=630318 Nikki Haley’s Time for Choosing]. ''Politico''. Retrieved February 13, 2021.</ref>

==Political positions==

==Political positions==