Nikki Haley returning to New Hampshire to support House bid by former Trump State Department official

FIRST ON FOX –Nikki Haley, who served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations beneath former President Donald Trump, will return to the important thing common election battleground state of New Hampshire early subsequent month to marketing campaign with a former official in Trump’s State Division who’s operating for Congress.

And the journey by Haley, a former two-term South Carolina governor who’s thought-about a possible 2024 GOP presidential hopeful, to the state that for a century’s held the primary main within the race for the White Home, will spark extra hypothesis about her doable nationwide ambitions.

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Haley will spend April 4 in New Hampshire, teaming up with Republican congressional candidate Matt Mowers at a number of stops together with a fundraiser within the southern city of Salem. Phrase of Haley’s journey was shared first nationally with Fox Information on Thursday.

Mowers is without doubt one of the prime contenders within the GOP main in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, a longtime premiere Home swing district that the GOP’s aiming to flip from blue to pink in November’s midterm elections.

The cease in New Hampshire shall be Haley’s first since October 2020, when she campaigned with Mowers throughout his first bid for the seat. Mowers gained the GOP nomination however misplaced the overall election to Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas by 5 factors. The 2-term Democratic incumbent is operating for reelection once more this yr.

Mowers, who served as New Hampshire GOP govt director in 2014 and later state director for then-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s 2016 presidential bid earlier than engaged on Trump’s presidential marketing campaign, in August launched his second straight bid for Congress. Mowers is the fundraising front-runner within the Republican race. He hauled in practically $850,000 within the first 4 months of his marketing campaign and over $575,000 cash-on-hand as of the start of the yr.

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“Matt is the conservative fighter New Hampshire wants in DC. He’s able to safe our southern border, defend our Second Modification rights, put an finish to the Democrats’ liberal spending spree, and maintain the Biden administration accountable for his or her reckless overseas coverage,” Haley mentioned in an announcement. “I’m proud to help Matt and look ahead to returning to the Granite State subsequent month.”

Mowers informed Fox Information that “on the UN, Ambassador Haley took on cowards and bullies like Russia and Iran to defend our nation and our allies. She understands the necessity for a robust overseas coverage that places America first, versus the weak-kneed selections made by the Biden administration. I’m proud to have Ambassador Haley’s help and look ahead to welcoming her again to the Granite State.”

Earlier Tuesday, Mowers landed the endorsements of two police unions in Manchester, the state’s largest metropolis.

The sector of GOP candidates additionally consists of Karoline Leavitt, who served within the Trump White Home, and Gail Huff Brown, a longtime TV information reporter who’s the spouse of former Republican Sen. Scott Brown, who served as U.S. ambassador to New Zealand in the course of the Trump administration. Brown lately visited the U.S.-Mexico border. State Rep. Tim Baxter, Marine Corps veteran Julian Acciard, and gross sales affiliate Gilead Towne are additionally operating within the Republican main.

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Haley has been crisscrossing the nation this cycle, campaigning and serving to to fundraise for fellow Republicans operating within the midterm elections, when the GOP goals to win again majorities within the Home and Senate. Her travels over the previous yr have taken her to Iowa, the state whose caucuses for half a century have led off the race for the White Home, and Nevada, which holds the fourth contest within the GOP presidential nominating calendar.

Nikki Haley, former ambassador to the United Nations, speaks in the course of the Iowa GOP Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., on Thursday, June 24, 2021.  Photographer: Rachel Mummey/Bloomberg through Getty Photographs
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Trump has repeatedly flirted with making one other presidential bid in 2024. Requested if she’d run if the previous president additionally campaigns once more for the White Home, Haley informed the Wall Avenue Journal final autumn that “to start with of 2023, ought to I resolve that there’s a spot for me, ought to I resolve that there’s a cause to maneuver, I might choose up the cellphone and meet with the president.”

“I might discuss to him and see what his plans are. I might inform him about my plans. We might work on it collectively,” she added.