MILWAUKEE — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is now scheduled to speak at the Republican National Convention, Ms. Haley’s spokesperson Chaney Denton confirmed.
Ms. Haley was not initially included in the program that the Trump campaign and the RNC released on Saturday. Ms. Denton had said she was not invited to the four-day GOP confab in Milwaukee.
That seems to have changed in the last 24 hours.
Some believe Ms. Haley’s inclusion will further show a united Republican Party following an assassination attempt Saturday on former President Donald Trump.
The Trump campaign did not respond to The Washington Times’ requests for comment Sunday.
Ms. Haley last week released all of her 97 delegates to the Republican National Convention and encouraged them to vote for Mr. Trump at the convention.
“The nominating convention is a time for Republican unity. Joe Biden is not competent to serve a second term and Kamala Harris would be a disaster for America,” Ms. Haley said in a previous statement.
“We need a president who will hold our enemies to account, secure our border, cut our debt, and get our economy back on track. I encourage my delegates to support Donald Trump next week in Milwaukee,” she said.
Ms. Haley, who mounted a spirited anti-Trump campaign for the GOP presidential nomination, ended her run in March but waited two months to announce she planned to vote for Mr. Trump.
After her announcement, Mr. Trump declared the Republican Party was unified behind him.
“It’s come together for a long time. You have to understand, we did the nomination process the fastest in history,” Mr. Trump said on Fox News. “I believe the party is together. I appreciate what [Ms. Haley] said. The party is together, and I think we’re going to have a tremendous victory.”
• Kerry Picket can be reached at kpicket@washingtontimes.com.
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