Former senior official runs for 2024 US presidency

(RT) ⸻ Nikki Haley has announced that she is running for president in 2024, the first Republican to challenge former President Donald Trump for the GOP nomination. Despite stating in 2021 that she would not run if Trump ran, Haley announced her candidacy in a video on Tuesday morning, boasting of her immigrant heritage and accusing China and Iran of human rights abuses. Haley is considered an establishment-friendly figure by conservative pundits and Trump's base, but differs from Trump most significantly on issues of war and peace. Recent polls show the two within single digits of each other, although some surveys put Trump's lead closer to 20 points. Haley scores between 1% and 3% in most polls, but an outlying survey by YouGov earlier this month shows her support at 11%.