Possible 2024 contender Nikki Haley will return to Iowa in June

Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is returning to Iowa for a statewide journey in June as she flirts with a doable 2024 presidential run.

Haley, who can be a former South Carolina governor, will headline U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra’s annual Household Picnic fundraiser June 30 in Sioux Middle. The Republican Get together of Iowa beforehand introduced she would communicate at its June 29 regional reception in Dubuque. Extra occasions are anticipated. 

“I’m excited to welcome Ambassador Nikki Haley to Iowa for my second annual Feenstra Household Picnic,” Feenstra stated in an announcement. “From standing as much as China to selling our American values, she served our nation with integrity and imaginative and prescient each at residence and overseas.”

Haley is amongst a handful of potential presidential candidates to journey to Iowa through the previous 12 months — all of whom are tentatively weighing a doable run underneath the shadow of former Republican President Donald Trump.

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Trump has not dominated out one other bid for the White Home, and his candidacy has the potential to freeze out different contenders. Trump’s maintain on the state was seen throughout a big rally he hosted on the Iowa State Fairgrounds final October. Nonetheless, Iowa Republicans say they need to hear from options. 

Haley has beforehand stated she wouldn’t run for president if Trump once more seeks the nomination, however she was much less definitive in an October 2021 interview with the Wall Avenue Journal. 

“At first of 2023, ought to I determine that there’s a spot for me, ought to I determine that there’s a motive to maneuver, I might decide up the cellphone and meet with the president,” she instructed the Journal. “I might speak to him and see what his plans are. I might inform him about my plans. We might work on it collectively.”

Haley was the keynote speaker on the Republican Get together of Iowa’s annual Lincoln Dinner in West Des Moines final 12 months. Whereas she was within the state, she additionally attended fundraisers and occasions for a slew of Iowa’s elected Republicans and different teams. 

Feenstra, who represents Iowa’s darkish crimson 4th Congressional District in northwest Iowa, has grow to be a go-to determine for nationwide politicians seeking to join with Iowa’s conservative base.

“Randy Feenstra is a daring, conservative voice for rural America and hardworking Iowa households,” Haley stated in an announcement. “Since day one, he’s delivered on his guarantees to uplift farmers and small enterprise house owners, and punch again in opposition to Pelosi’s socialist agenda. I’m proud to name Randy a pal and may’t wait to see everybody on the Feenstra Household picnic this June!”

Brianne Pfannenstiel is the chief politics reporter for the Register. Attain her at bpfann@dmreg.com or 515-284-8244. Comply with her on Twitter at @brianneDMR.