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- Nikki Haley was one of the few 2024 GOP presidential contenders to deliver a speech at CPAC.
- As she exited the conference following her speech, CPAC attendees began chanting Trump's name.
- It was a reminder of Trump's continued influence over the party's activist base.
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Fresh off of delivering a speech to a room full of conservative activists, 2024 GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley was quickly reminded of former President Donald Trump's influence over her party.
Haley, the former governor of South Carolina who served for nearly two years as US Ambassador to the United Nations under Trump, recently became the first major Republican to challenge the former president for the GOP nomination.