Nikki Haley calls for ‘new generation’ of leaders in presidential campaign launch

Haley, 51, cast herself as an agent of change who could transform a nation inflicted with ‘doubt, division and self-destruction’

Republican Nikki Haley, a former South Carolina governor and a UN ambassador under Donald Trump, formally launched her campaign for president on Wednesday, calling on Americans to reject the “stale ideas and faded names of the past” and to instead put their faith in a “new generation” of political leaders.

Appearing publicly for the first time since declaring her candidacy, Haley, 51, cast herself as an agent of generational change who could transform a nation inflicted with “doubt, division and self-destruction”.