Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has applied for Secret Service protection because of increasing threats she has received as Donald Trump’s last major opponent for the 2024 GOP nomination.
Haley confirmed the application for protection in an interview Monday afternoon with The Wall Street Journal.
“We’ve had multiple issues,” the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador said after a campaign event here. “It’s not going to stop me from doing what I need to do.”
A request for her protection has been submitted to federal officials, and her campaign is thinking about how more intense security would affect her campaign schedule and travels. Haley’s work at the United Nations involving Iran could also be a factor.
Her campaign didn’t immediately respond to a query seeking additional details about the threats she has received.
Late last week in Columbia, S.C., a woman was tackled by a member of Haley’s private security detail when she tried to rush the stage. There have also been protesters in recent days at her events upset about her support for Ukraine and Israel.
Haley was asked at a news conference late last week about greater levels of security at her events in this state, which will hold the next seriously contested GOP primary on Feb. 24, as compared with those in Iowa and New Hampshire.
“When you do something like this, you get threats,” she told reporters. “It’s just the reality.”
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