Ramaswamy, who is running for governor of Ohio in 2026, recently outlined sweeping reforms aimed at what he believes is a failing education system.
Nalin’s stance sharply contrasts with that of his mother, Nikki Haley, who has repeatedly defended legal and merit-based immigration as essential to the American story.
Nikki Haley’s comments came after Donald Trump warned he would “very substantially” raise tariffs on Indian goods within 24 hours, blaming India’s continued imports of Russian crude.
President-elect Donald Trump announced on November 9 that former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and ex-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not join his upcoming administration, despite his appreciation for their past service. Trump, who made the statement on social media, highlighted his previous positive working relationship with both figures. Haley, a former South Carolina governor, endorsed Trump for president after initially criticising him in the primaries. Pompeo, previously considered for a potential Defence Secretary role, ruled out a 2023 presidential run. Both Haley and Pompeo have yet to publicly respond to Trump’s decision as his team forms.
Trump, 78, was elected as the 47th president of the United States. He defeated Vice President Kamala Harris, 60, in the elections held on November 5. In the first term, Trump served as the 45th president from January 20, 2017, to January 20, 2021.
Haley urged undecided voters to look at both candidates’ policy proposals, which she said clearly show Trump as the better option in a Wall Street Journal op-ed published two days before Election Day.
Nikki Haley criticised Trump and Republicans for fixating on Kamala Harris, urging them to stop "whining" and focus on a strategy that addresses key voter concerns, not trivial issues.
The former presidential candidate sold out her supporters, party and America for her career ambitions
Haley, the former South Carolina governor and a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, ended her long-shot challenge to Republican presidential frontrunner Trump in March.
Haley dropped out of the Republican presidential nomination contest on Wednesday but did not endorse Trump and said it was now up to him to "earn" the support of voters who did not initially back him.
Primary election results showed that Haley had a support base of 20 to 40 per cent in the Republican primaries most of whom are leaning towards independent.
Haley’s emergence as perhaps Trump’s most formidable challenger came too late, close watchers of the race said
Haley, 52, leads former president Trump 49.9 per cent to 45.8 per cent with 98 per cent of the vote counted, according to US media outlets.
Nikki Haley, 52, leads former president Trump 49.9 per cent to 45.8 per cent with 98 per cent of the vote counted, according to US media outlets.
Nikki Haley is the last major rival to Trump standing in a once-crowded primary field.
With her win, Haley scripted history by becoming the first woman ever to win a Republican presidential primary. She is also the first Indian-American to have won either the Democratic or the Republican primaries.
Yet to win a single primary so far, Haley on Friday ruled out a third-party run asserting that she is a Republican to the core.
She should stay in the race as long as she can to accumulate delegates, then use them as leverage to become leader of the anti-Trump faction and exert some influence over the party and Trump’s sycophants. She should never endorse Trump, but give homeless Republicans some hope
Trump, who by now has won all four Republican primaries in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina, exuded confidence that he would defeat incumbent President Biden in November.
Haley had hoped that South Carolina's "open" primary, which allows registered voter to cast a ballot, would lead to turnout among independents and even some Democrats who are determined to stop Trump
Nikki Haley challenges Trump in SC primary as he aims to suppress her bid, shaping a critical showdown before nomination.
Haley also remarked that China is currently struggling economically and is preparing for a war against the US.
The large number of new donors is a testament to Haley’s staying power and growing support among the vast majority of Americans who don’t want a Biden-Trump rematch, it said.
Dixville Notch has a tradition of first-in-the-nation voting that dates back to 1960, with the results announced just a few minutes after midnight.
In his convention-smashing mission to take revenge against President Joe Biden and win a second White House term, Trump has defied the fallout from two impeachments, four criminal trials awaiting him and lawsuits for fraud and sexual assault.