Haley promised that "as president, I will never abandon Israel."
“Why does Israel get under your skin?” Haley asked. “Because it’s democratic, pro-American, or Jewish?" Nikki Haley wrote. "You all would fit in great with the antisemites at the United Nations.”
Their declarations of their love of Israel may be true, but they’ve been around long enough that their views aren't going to persuade most Jewish voters to back them.
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Haley faces an uphill climb: a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday found that just 4% of registered Republicans supported Haley.
"I'm Nikki Haley and I'm running for president," Trump's former United Nations ambassador said in the video.
The politician is expected to officially announce her candidacy on February 15.