Haley receives GOP group’s highest award at The Citadel

By MEG KINNARD
Associated Press

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is drawing on her native South Carolina’s struggles with racist violence during her time as governor, arguing Thursday that the Republican Party is best positioned to lead the country alongside a continued diversification of its ranks. Haley is being feted at The Citadel, where a Republican group is making her the first woman to receive its highest honor. It’s the former South Carolina governor’s first speech in her home state since departing the Trump administration. Haley received the Nathan Hale Patriot Award, an honor that comes along with a replica Revolutionary War musket. Previous recipients include Donald Trump in 2015.