Haley Criticizes GOP Priorities as Trump Closes In on Nomination
- Republicans aren’t focused on economic freedom, Haley Says
- Campaign raised $12 million in February despite losses
Nikki Haley talks at a campaign event in Orem, Utah on Feb. 28.
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Nikki Haley lamented the direction of the Republican Party — claiming it has abandoned its core principles of small government and free markets — with rival Donald Trump on the cusp of clinching the nomination.
“I get why Republicans are leaving the Republican Party, because we were just always about small government and freedom: economic freedom, personal freedom,” Haley told reporters in Washington Friday morning. “You don’t see economic freedom coming from Republicans now.”