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South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley speaks to the crowd at the Kemp Forum in Columbia, S.C., on Jan. 9, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Gov. Haley gives 6th State of State amid national scrutiny

By SEANNA ADCOX - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses supporters at a rally, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Donald Trump: I’m very angry because I hate what’s happening to our country

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses supporters at a rally, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Donald Trump: Nikki Haley might be asking me for money if I weren’t running

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2015, photo. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. Americans should resist "the siren call of the angriest voices" in how it treats immigrants, Haley said Jan. 12, 2016, as the GOP used its formal response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address to try softening the tough stance embraced by some of the GOP's leading presidential candidates. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House praises Nikki Haley’s ‘courage’ in criticizing Trump

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley speaks at the National Press Club in Washington on Sept. 2, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Nikki Haley: Donald Trump has ‘definitely’ contributed to ‘irresponsible’ talk

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, former Democratic National Committee chairwoman. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Wasserman Schultz: Nikki Haley chosen for SOTU response because GOP has ‘diversity problem’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

In this photo taken Sept. 2, 2015, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. Haley will give the Republican response to President Barack Obama's Jan. 12 State of the Union address. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Haley’s response to Obama not 1st time on national stage

By SEANNA ADCOX - Associated Press

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley speaks during a ceremony where she signed a bill into law, Thursday, July 9, 2015, at the Statehouse in Columbia, S.C. The law enables the removal of the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds more than 50 years after the rebel banner was raised to protest the civil rights movement. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Nikki Haley tabbed by GOP for response to Obama SOTU address

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley delivers a speech on "Lessons from the New South" during a luncheon at at the National Press Club in Washington on Sept. 2, 2015. (Associated Press)

Nikki Haley open to veep slot on GOP ticket

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley speaks during a ceremony where she signed a bill into law, Thursday, July 9, 2015, at the Statehouse in Columbia, S.C. The law enables the removal of the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds more than 50 years after the rebel banner was raised to protest the civil rights movement. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Nikki Haley: Feds should fix gun background checks, not expand them

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 18, 2015 file photo, Charleston, S.C., shooting suspect Dylann Storm Roof, center, is escorted from the Sheby Police Department in Shelby, N.C. Roof is accused of killing nine people inside Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston on June 17. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Gun Owners of America calls background checks ‘utter failure’ after failing to flag Dylann Roof

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

A Confederate battle flag flies in front of the South Carolina statehouse Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in Columbia, S.C. The House is expected to debate a measure Wednesday that would remove the flag from the Capitol grounds. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

South Carolina governor: Confederate flag comes down Friday

By Jeffrey Collins and Meg Kinnard - Associated Press

In this June 28, 2015, file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, to talk about the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress pulls bill amid Confederate flag fight

By Stephen Dinan and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A Confederate battle flag flies in front of the South Carolina statehouse Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in Columbia, S.C. The House is expected to debate a measure Wednesday that would remove the flag from the Capitol grounds. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

South Carolina’s Confederate flag bill heads to Nikki Haley’s desk for signing

By Jeffrey Collins - Associated Press

Josh Clarke, of Shelby, N.C., voices his side of the Confederate flag issue in front of the Statehouse, Monday, July 6, 2015, in Columbia, S.C. The South Carolina Senate voted Monday to remove the Confederate flag from a pole on the Statehouse grounds, though the proposal still needs approval from the state House and the governor. (Gerry Melendez/The State via AP)

Confederate flag’s fate in hands of South Carolina House

By Jeffrey Collins - Associated Press

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, center, is applauded during a news conference in the South Carolina State House, in Columbia, S.C., in this June 22, 2015, file photo. Haley said that the Confederate flag should come down from the grounds of the state capitol, reversing her position on the divisive symbol amid growing calls for it to be removed. (Tim Dominick/The State via AP, File)

South Carolina lawmakers return for Confederate flag debate

By Jeffrey Collins - Associated Press

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, center, with son and daughter-in-law Hunter and Kathleen Biden, to his right, sing “We Shall Overcome” while joining hands with Emanuel AME Church members Sunday, June 28, 2015, in Charleston, S.C. Biden delivered a short speech and said he was there to stand in solidarity with the church and families of the nine people who were killed June 17. (Melissa Boughton/The Post and Courier via AP) ** FILE **

Myra Thompson’s funeral to be held in Charleston; husband forgave suspect

By John Moritz - Associated Press

Lauretta Geddis, of Charelston, S.C., rear right, embraces Brenda T. Williams, of North Charelston, while waiting on line to enter Sen. Clementa Pinckney's funeral service, Friday, June 26, 2015, in Charleston. President Barack Obama delivered the eulogy at Pinckney's funeral Friday. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

More funerals held in Charleston for slain members of black church

By Meg Kinnard and Jeffrey Collins and Jonathan Drew - Associated Press

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican (Associated Press)

Rand Paul agrees with calls from S.C. leaders to remove Confederate flag

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times