Ms. Haley does not want to be Mr. Trump's vice president.

Ms. Haley, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, rejected the option of being Mr. Trump's vice president.

"I don't want to be anybody's vice president. That's not on my mind," former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, a Republican presidential candidate, told voters in New Hampshire on January 19.

She reiterated her stance when she announced her candidacy that she would not accept the “number two position” no matter who the Republican Party chose as its candidate for the White House race, including Donald Trump. She emphasized that she did not want to be part of “someone else’s game” in this year’s election.

Republican candidate Nikki Haley speaks to New Hampshire voters on January 18. Photo: Reuters — Republican candidate Nikki Haley speaks to New Hampshire voters on January 18. Photo: *Reuters*

Haley, a former governor of South Carolina, was appointed by Trump in 2017 as US ambassador to the United Nations, becoming the first Indian-American to serve in a cabinet position. She resigned as ambassador in 2018 but remained a strong supporter of Trump until announcing her candidacy in February 2023.

The former US ambassador is enjoying a significant boost in New Hampshire, where the Republican Party will next hold its primary. A poll earlier this week showed Haley with 33% of party voters, while Trump had 37%.

The northeastern US state is expected by the Republican voters who oppose Mr. Trump to become a turning point for the former ambassador to chase the former US president, after Ms. Haley only finished third in Iowa. New Hampshire is considered a favorable state for Ms. Haley, with a large number of moderate Republican voters who are not too interested in Mr. Trump's aggressive stance or series of legal troubles.

The other candidate in the primary race is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. He has not paid much attention to New Hampshire, but has identified South Carolina as his main "battlefield."

Thanh Danh (According to Reuters, Al Jazeera )

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