Around 2,500 people gathered to hear Haley, the former governor and United Nations ambassador, according to officials at a satellite campus of the University of South Carolina along the state’s southern coast.
She often hits on this theme herself, noting her ousting of a 30-year state incumbent in the South Carolina House, then beating three initially better-known candidates to become the first woman to serve as South Carolina governor.
Ron DeSantis campaigns across South Carolina on Friday.
On Monday, Haley riffed on Trump’s recent appearance in her home state at Saturday’s football rivalry matchup between the University of South Carolina and her alma mater, Clemson University.
Henry McMaster, Haley’s successor and an alumnus of South Carolina, which lost to Clemson.
Persons:
— Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Haley, Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ron DeSantis, Vincent Francescangeli, ” Francescangeli, Trump’s, you’ve, ” Haley, “, Haley riffed, Henry McMaster, Haley’s, —, ”, Francescangeli, Meg Kinnard
Organizations:
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Locations:
BLUFFTON, S.C, South Carolina, University of South Carolina, Charleston, Monday's, South, New Hampshire, Iowa, Florida, China