Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley On Friday, he received his first two confirmations from senators, who gave him a boost earlier Super Tuesday He is trailing former President Donald Trump in the race for the GOP nomination.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, both endorsed the former South Carolina governor in separate statements.
“I am proud to support Governor Nikki Haley,” Murkowski said in a statement released by the Haley campaign. “America needs someone with the right values, strength and judgment to serve as our next President, and there is no one better in this race. Nikki will be a strong leader and uphold the ideals of the Republican Party while serving as president for all Americans.”
Collins said Bangor Daily News Haley “has the energy, intelligence and temperament to lead our country through these very turbulent times.” Haley’s campaign confirmed the support to NBC News.
Voters in Alaska, Maine and more than a dozen other states will cast ballots on Super Tuesday, when 865 Republican delegates are up for grabs. Haley has yet to win a primary or caucus.
On Friday, Haley thanked Murkowski in a news release announcing the senator’s first Senate confirmation that he “represents the best of Alaska.”
“As president, I will fight to make Alaskans and all Americans proud by restoring fiscal sanity, energy dominance and limited government,” Haley said.
Murkowski and Collins have long been critics of Trump and both voted to impeach him during his second impeachment trial after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Haley received only one endorsement in the House from Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C. He announced himself confirmation more than a year ago.
Meanwhile, Trump has been like this confirmed About 80 Republicans in the House and more than half of GOP senators.
Greg Hyatt, Ali Vitaly and Kate Santaliz contributed.