The Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the Koch network’s political advocacy arm, has backed former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley in her 2024 presidential bid.
According to BBC News, the AFP lauded Haley as “a candidate capable of turning the page on Washington’s toxic culture – and a candidate who can win.” The announcement comes as the organization seeks to provide an alternative candidate over former president Donald Trump, who currently leads the race.
In response, Haley said she was “honored” by the support of the AFP, which consists of “millions of grassroots members.”
“AFP Action’s members know that there is too much at stake in this election to sit on the sidelines,” she wrote. “We have a country to save, and I’m grateful to have AFP Action by our side.”
The Trump campaign, however, denounced the organization as “the political arm of the China First, America Last movement.”
The campaign for Ron DeSantis, whom AFP recently endorsed during this 2022 re-election governor, criticized the decision as evidence of the political establishment “lining up behind a moderate who has no mathematical pathway of defeating the former president.”
Despite the support for Haley,…
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