Nikki Haley, an Indian-origin Republican leader, formally began her 2024 Presidential run on Feb. 15 positioning herself as a younger, fresher alternative to her former employer, former US President Donald Trump. Haley, 51, is a former US ambassador to the UN and a two-term governor of South Carolina.
Addressing her enthusiastic supporters at an event in South Carolina, she declared, "For a strong America... For a proud America... I am running for President of the United States of America!".