ANKNEY, Iowa - Presidential candidate Nikki Haley returned to the Hawkeye State to kick off another week of town halls across Iowa. In Ankeny, she discussed the economy, Biden's broken southern border, and how to make America strong and proud again. By the end of week, Haley will have held 22 events in Iowa.
Tomorrow, Nikki will be in eastern Iowa hosting events in Waterloo and Dubuque, and she will finish off her swing Friday with a town hall in Davenport.
Rep. Zach Nunn: ".@NikkiHaley is right - it's time to take the 'kick me' sign off our backs. The beast from the Southeast was in #Ankeny tonight to share a fiery message for America's future with a standing room only crowd. #IowaCaucus2024" (Twitter, 5/17/23)
KCCI's Amanda Rooker: "@NikkiHaley is back on the campaign trail in Iowa - she's in Ankeny tonight for a town hall at 6:30. After making a series of stops in eastern IA this week, Haley will have done 22 events in the state since officially announcing her run for president in February. @KCCINews" (Twitter, 5/17/23)
Iowa's Attorney General Brenna Bird: "This woman seems pretty in-her-prime to me @NikkiHaley" (Twitter, 5/17/23)
Des Moines Register's Francesca Block: "@BrennaBird praises Iowa as a 'bright spot' in the rest of the country and says the country needs more strong conservative leadership. 'We are looking for strong leaders to take our country back and we've got that in @NikkiHaley,' she said." (Twitter, 5/17/23)
KCCI's Amanda Rooker: "@NikkiHaley gets rounds of applause on immigration: 'We will keep Title 42 & instead of catch and release we will go to catch and deport. That's how we'll take care of illegal immigration' Crowd also applauds Haley's calls for less federal spending & more transparency in schools" (Twitter, 5/17/23)
Des Moines Register's Francesca Block: "Haley tells the crowd in Ankeny 'I don't need to tell you how bad things are,' referencing the economy, immigration, debt, etc. 'But now I'm going to tell you what I told South Carolinians when I became Governor: No more whining, no more complaining, now we get to work'" (Twitter, 5/17/23)
Nikki Haley, Haley Campaign Press Release - Haley Racks Up the Miles in Iowa Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/369972