Nikki Haley challenges Donald Trump on her home turf in South Carolina as GOP primary looms
With two weeks to go before the South Carolina Republican primary, Nikki Haley is trying to challenge Donald Trump on her home turf while the former president tries to quash his last major rival’s narrow path to the nomination
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, MEG KINNARD and JAMES POLLARD
Published - Feb 10, 2024, 12:40 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 10, 2024, 12:40 PM EST
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — With two weeks to go before the South Carolina Republican primary, Nikki Haley is trying to challenge Donald Trump on her home turf while the former president tries to quash his last major rival’s narrow path to the nomination.
Trump, turning his campaign focus to the southern state days after an easy victory in Nevada, is expected to rev up his supporters at a Saturday afternoon rally in Conway, near Myrtle Beach.
Trump, who has long been the frontrunner in the GOP presidential race, won three contests in a row and is looking to use South Carolina’s Feb. 24 primary to shutter Haley’s chances and turn his focus fully on an expected rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden in the general election.
