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Trump’s last rival standing for the GOP nomination made clear where she stands now.
“Donald Trump has my strong endorsement, period,” former South Carolina governor and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley said. Her words were greeted with an uproar of applause, a stark contrast to moments earlier when she took the stage to a mix of cheers and boos.
Explaining Trump’s “gracious invitation” that she speak, she said, “I haven’t always agreed with Trump but we agree more often than we disagree.”
Joking that she happens to know “a few people” who don’t agree with Trump and his campaign, Haley tried to appeal to the millions of Republicans who wanted her, not Trump, as the GOP nominee for president. “My message to them is simple: You don’t have to agree with Trump 100% of the time to vote for him,” Haley said.
For months, Trump refused to share a stage with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, his two main rivals for the GOP presidential nomination. He skipped all five primary debates, leaving DeSantis and Haley fuming on stage.
But on Tuesday night, Trump sat in his box next to his running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, inside Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum, to watch his formal rivals praise him.