As to who specifically he is considering, he denied outright recent reports that he was looking at South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley for the role.
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“No one who is willing to work hard, abide by our laws, and love our traditions should ever feel unwelcome in this country”, she said back then.
Now that Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee, the Senator will do what he can to assist his campaign; however, his focus will remain on his own reelection and serving the people of SC. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas left the race on Tuesday, following his landslide loss in the Indiana GOP primary, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich dropped out Wednesday.
So far no members of the SC delegation in D.C. have plans to attend the Republican national convention in Cleveland in July.
Trump has said he wants someone with political experience to serve as his running mate, signaling there was a chance it could be a former rival. “But we have a presumptive nominee now, and we’re all going to unify”.
Haley has frequently been mentioned as an appealing candidate for the GOP nominee.
The daughter of Indian immigrants and South Carolina’s first female and minority governor, Haley’s national profile has grown throughout her two terms.
Delivering the GOP response to President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address this year, Haley warned the nation to ignore the “siren call of the angriest voices” – a slap at Trump – and criticized his immigration proposals.
By things getting a little nasty, he’s referring to the portion of the campaign when he repeatedly called Rubio “Little Marco” and made fun of how much sweat the Florida senator produced.
Sometimes critical of Trump, Haley endorsed U.S. Sen.
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Haley endorsed Marco Rubio before South Carolina’s primary, and had indicated she supported Ted Cruz’s bid for the White House after Rubio exited.
