Nikki Haley says she will not run for president in 2028
She told CNBC she will keep backing candidates and policy, while Chris Christie says he is now considering a run.
Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and former US ambassador to the United Nations, said Wednesday, Nov. 11, that she is not running for president in 2028. She told CNBC she will keep talking about the issues she cares about, pushing good policy and supporting good candidates. Haley ran against President Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination and suspended that campaign after Super Tuesday.
Her announcement follows Republican losses in the elections. Newsweek reports the party lost both its House and majorities. Other names are in play.
According to Newsweek, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday he is considering a run. Newsweek also reports that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told CNN's Jake Tapper he has not "planned anything," and that Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he will not discuss 2028. The Washington Examiner reports that DeSantis denied on X a Washington Post report that he was preparing a bid.
Trump said on 60 Minutes, per Newsweek, that he may be "better off not getting involved" in endorsing. On the prediction market Kalshi, Newsweek reports, Vice President JD Vance has 33 percent for the nomination, with DeSantis and Rubio tied at 16 percent.
- 33 percentVance's chance of winning the GOP nomination on KalshiNewsweek
- 16 percentDeSantis and Rubio each, on KalshiNewsweek
- 31 percentVance's chance of the GOP nomination on PolymarketNewsweek
- 18 percentRubio's chance of the GOP nomination on PolymarketNewsweek
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Haley's exit opens the Republican 2028 field
Newsweek titles its piece "Nikki Haley Rules Out 2028 Bid as Succession Race Takes Shape." It opens with her statement to CNBC, then widens to the Republicans who may run. It covers DeSantis's post-midterm remarks, Christie saying he is now considering a run, and Vance and Rubio.
It quotes Rubio declining to discuss 2028 and two House Republicans, Marlin Stutzman and Mike Haridopolos, backing him. Newsweek adds two political science professors. Columbia's Robert Shapiro says her staying out would benefit Rubio and perhaps more so Ted Cruz, and Syracuse's Grant Reeher says it "opens the lane" for candidates seeking a more traditional or moderate Republican path, Rubio most notably.
It closes with Kalshi and Polymarket odds. The Hill, under the title "Haley rules out 2028 White House bid," reports her words: "I am not running in 2028." It adds that she will "push good policy" and "support good candidates."
Conservative1 outlet
Haley's exit as the GOP field gets competitive
The Washington Examiner opens with Haley's statement to CNBC. It notes she said it despite a larger media presence since the 's 2026 midterm loss, and it quotes her at length, including "we want a strong America." It recalls her "uphill run" against Trump, her suspension after Super Tuesday, and her in the District of Columbia and Vermont.
It then turns to DeSantis, quoting his X post denying a Washington Post report that he was preparing a run: "Just another pathetic attempt to garner clicks." The Examiner says the midterms brought "historic losses" to Republicans and that the 2028 primary now looks more open rather than settled in favor of Vice President JD Vance. It adds that DeSantis urges Republicans not to fight "yesterday's battle" and to bar congressional stock trading during the lame-duck session.
- Washington Examiner: Nikki Haley rules out 2028 White House bid
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- Washington Examiner: Nikki Haley rules out 2028 White House bid
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