US presidential candidate Nikki Haley opposes aid to Pakistan | World News

Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley He once stated that there are at least a dozen terrorist organizations in Pakistan and should not accept any assistance from the United States to increase their attacks on US opponents.

The 51-year-old two-term South Carolina governor and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations formally launched her 2024 presidential bid last month.

“At least a dozen terrorist groups in Pakistan. #CutEveryCent,” Haley tweeted Wednesday.

In the past few days, Haley has talked a lot about US foreign policy, saying that the United States should not provide any economic assistance to countries that are allies of China and Russia.

In a New York Post op-ed on Sunday, Haley wrote that if she voted for power, she would cut foreign aid to countries like China and Pakistan, which hate the United States. In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, she reiterated her pledge to cut U.S. foreign aid to countries that are friends and followers of two U.S. adversaries, Russia and China.

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Haley, who announced her candidacy on February 14, will appear as a star speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference alongside her former boss and former President Donald Trump.

She is scheduled to speak on Friday morning, while another presidential candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, is scheduled to speak on Friday afternoon.

Haley said the Biden administration has resumed military aid to Pakistan, despite the presence of at least a dozen terrorist groups in the country and the Pakistani government’s close ties to China.

She said that as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, she strongly supported then-President Donald Trump’s decision to cut nearly $2 billion in military aid to Pakistan because of the country’s support for terrorists who killed U.S. troops.

“It’s a major victory for our military, our taxpayers, and our vital interests, but it’s not enough. We’re still giving them too much in other aid. As president, I’m going to stop every Cents,” she added.

Born Nimrata Nikki Randhawa to immigrant Punjabi Sikh parents, Haley is the third Indian-American to run for President of the United States in three consecutive election cycles. Bobby Jindal ran in 2016 and Vice President Kamala Harris in 2020.

Days after Haley announced her candidacy for the White House, another Republican, Indian-American tech entrepreneur Ramaswamy, also launched his 2024 presidential bid. Before entering the presidential race, Haley must win the Republican presidential primary, which begins next January.

The next US presidential election is scheduled for November 5, 2024.