Nikki Haley signs RNC debate pledge, jokes nominee will face Kamala Harris

Former South Carolina governor and 2024 presidential candidate Nikki Haley became the third contender to signal the Republican Nationwide Committee’s pledge to assist the celebration’s eventual nominee Thursday — joking that individual would face “President” Kamala Harris.

Haley, 51, agreed to the “Beat Biden Pledge” — becoming a member of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and entrepreneur Vivwek Ramaswamy — and scratched out the commander-in-chief’s identify to jot down “President Harris.”

“I acknowledge and settle for that if I fail to signal this pledge or if I take part in any debate that has not been sanctioned by the Republican Nationwide Committee, I cannot be eligible to take part in any additional Republican Nationwide Committee sanctioned debates,” the pledge states.

“Moreover, I affirm that if I don’t win the 2024 Republican nomination for President of america, I’ll honor the need of the first voters and assist the nominee in an effort to save our nation and beat Joe Biden.”

“Alright fellas, your flip,” Haley stated above a picture of her pledge on X, the location previously often called Twitter.

The previous ambassador to the United Nations has incessantly claimed {that a} vote to re-elect Biden, 80, is the truth is a vote solid for his vp to ultimately assume the workplace.

Republican presidential candidates who signal the pledge should solely attend party-sanctioned debates and should not run as independents or write-in candidates.

The GOP hopefuls even have to achieve 1% assist in three nationwide polls or the identical stage of assist in two nationwide and two early voting state polls by Aug. 21 to qualify for the controversy.

Frontrunner and former President Donald Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum have joined Haley, DeSantis and Ramaswamy in meeting the 40,000-individual donor requirement additionally set by the RNC.

All candidates besides Trump have stated they may attend the Aug. 23 debate in Milwaukee, Wis., although Pence, Scott, Christie and Burgum have but to signal the pledge.

On Wednesday, Trump stated he would not sign the RNC pledge as a result of he doesn’t assist all the Republican Get together candidates in 2024.

“I wouldn’t signal the pledge. Why would I signal a pledge? There are individuals on there that I wouldn’t have. I wouldn’t have sure individuals as, you understand, any person that I’d endorse,” he advised Newsmax host Eric Bolling throughout an interview.

“I can identify three or 4 those who I wouldn’t assist for president. So proper there, there’s an issue.”

Trump is main the first subject at 54.2% assist, in response to the RealClearPolitics nationwide polling common, adopted by DeSantis (15.1%), Ramaswamy (6.1%), Pence (5.2%), Haley (3.4%), Scott (2.8%) and Christie (2.6%).

All different candidates are polling beneath 1%.

RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel stated the pledge was designed to stop intraparty disputes through the common election.

She has additionally proposed stricter donor and polling requirements at a second major debate scheduled for Sept. 27.

Earlier than that date, GOP candidates will need to have not less than 50,000 distinctive donors and ballot not less than 3% assist in two nationwide polls or one nationwide ballot and two early voting state polls.