Breaking news now, Nikki Haley announces a 2024 presidential campaign.

The former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador becomes the first major

challenger to former President Donald Trump.

When Ed Kilgore found out yesterday that Nikki Haley was planning to run for president,

he wasn't exactly surprised.

He's a political columnist for New York magazine, and he's been keeping tabs on Haley's

career for a while.

And I think anybody who's followed her career knows that she's shown every indication

of the affliction by which people, politicians look in the mirror and see a future president

in the United States, so I was not the least bit surprised.

Haley's only the second person to declare her intent to run in 2024.

The other one, of course, is Donald Trump.

A quick reminder, Haley achieved a national profile when she served as Trump's ambassador

to the United Nations.

Now, she's the first one to challenge him for the Republican nomination.

To announce her candidacy, Haley released a video making her first presidential pitch

to the country.

Ed wasn't too impressed.

The railroad tracks divided the town by race.

I was the proud daughter of Indian immigrants, not black, not white.

I was different.

But my mom would always say your job is not to focus on the differences, but the similarities.

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