Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley over the weekend asserted that she would seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2028, but declined to endorse a successor to President Donald Trump.

Speaking to CNN's Dana Bash, Haley authoritatively stated "I will not" when pressed on whether she would run in the next cycle. She previously challenged Trump in 2024 for the party nomination, positioning herself as a traditional Republican foreign policy hawk with strong stances on Russia and Iran. She frequently clashed with Vivek Ramaswamy in primary debates over foreign policy.

While Vice President JD Vance is the presumed favorite to win the party nomination, he has not announced his plans to run, nor has Trump endorsed him to become the next president. Haley, for her part, declined to weigh in on the matter, saying "I think it’s too soon to tell" who the nominee will be and that she has "no idea" who will emerge from the primary.

Haley has long been considered a favorite of the GOP's neoconservative and Bush wing. Relatively few rumored candidates for 2028 fall into that camp, and it remains unclear whether an interventionist will have much room in the race in light of growing backlash to the ongoing Iran war.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.