Former Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley finally kissed the ring of former President Donald Trump on Wednesday, announcing she would be voting for him in November.
“Trump has not been perfect on these policies, I’ve made that clear many, many times. But Biden has been a catastrophe. So, I will be voting for Trump,” Haley said at the Hudson Institute.
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But the former South Carolina governor had to include a caveat to her little endorsement.
“Having said that, I stand by what I said in my suspension speech,” she continued. “Trump would be smart to reach out to the millions of people who voted for me and continue to support me, and not assume they’re just going to be with him.”
“And I genuinely hope he does that,” she added.
The former UN ambassador was Trump’s last standing presidential primary rival before she suspended her campaign in March in the wake of a humiliating string of defeats in various state primaries on Super Tuesday.
Haley initially refused to back Trump after dropping out in defiance of the longstanding practice meant to consolidate party support, claiming Trump will have to “earn” her supporters’ votes.
Trump has yet to respond to Haley’s endorsement as of this writing.
Watch Haley’s full remarks: