Will Trump ask former top GOP rival Nikki Haley to join him on campaign trail during final stretch?

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As she faces disconnected against erstwhile President Trump successful nan title for nan White House, Vice President Kamala Harris is making a afloat tribunal property to onshore nan support of disaffected Republicans.

While Trump retains immense sway complete nan GOP, moreover a mini sliver of Republicans supporting Harris could make an important effect successful what will apt beryllium a title wrong nan margins successful nan cardinal battleground states.

Many of those Republican voters Harris is targeting backed erstwhile U.N. ambassador and erstwhile South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who was Trump's last remaining rival earlier this twelvemonth successful nan GOP statesmanlike primaries.

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Harris and Cheney

Vice President Kamala Harris listens arsenic erstwhile GOP Rep. Liz Cheney speaks during a municipality hallway successful Malvern, Pennsylvania, connected Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Haley yet supported Trump a mates of months aft ending her White House bid, but pinch 1 week to spell until Election Day, nan GOP statesmanlike information runner-up has yet to subordinate Trump connected nan run trail.

Sources confirmed to Fox News a week and a half agone that Haley, who will beryllium a unrecorded impermanent connected "Special Report pinch Bret Baier" astatine 6 p.m. ET connected nan Fox News Channel connected Tuesday, has been successful talks to subordinate Trump connected nan run trail.

Haley gave Trump's squad a database of dates connected which she would beryllium disposable to subordinate nan erstwhile president.

And Trump run elder advisor Jason Miller told Fox News' Aishah Hasnie, "Stay tuned," erstwhile asked earlier this period erstwhile Haley whitethorn subordinate nan erstwhile president connected nan run trail.

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Fox News reached retired connected Tuesday to nan Trump run for an update, but had not received a consequence astatine nan clip this communicative posted.

Trump astatine Madison Square Garden

Former President Trump speaks astatine New York City's Madison Square Garden, connected Oct. 27, 2024. (AP )

Haley has been retired connected nan run way helping down-ballot Republicans. On Wednesday she makes 2 stops successful battleground Pennsylvania pinch GOP Senate nominee Dave McCormick, successful a title that is among a fistful that whitethorn find if Republicans triumph backmost nan chamber's majority.

And moreover though she's yet to subordinate Trump connected nan trail, Haley's helped his campaign. 

Haley has recorded robocalls for nan campaign, made debased dollar fundraising appeals, and helped pinch awesome dollar donors. In addition, she often makes nan lawsuit against Harris connected her power show and successful nan nationalist media, including appearances connected Fox News.

"Kamala Harris and I are full opposites connected each issue. Any effort to usage my sanction to support her aliases her schedule is deceptive and wrong. I support Donald Trump because he understands we request to make America strong, safe, and prosperous," Haley said precocious connected nan Harris campaign's efforts to usage her sanction to summation support.

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Haley launched her presidential campaign successful February of past year, becoming nan first awesome campaigner to situation Trump, who had announced his candidacy 3 months earlier. And she ended up being his last rival, battling nan erstwhile president successful a contentious two-candidate showdown from nan New Hampshire superior successful precocious January done Super Tuesday successful early March.

Nikki Haley tries to adjacent nan spread pinch Trump up of New Hampshire primary

Nikki Haley chats pinch guests and customers while visiting Newfields Country Store during a run stop, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, successful Newfields, New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Haley announced that she was suspending her White House run connected March 6, nan time aft Trump swept 14 of 15 GOP nominating contests connected Super Tuesday.

As she departed nan race, Haley made it clear that she intended to support speaking out. And she continued to drawback up to 20% of nan ballot successful Republican presidential primaries successful nan months aft she dropped out.

In precocious May, successful her first nationalist comments since announcing nan extremity of her 2024 campaign, Haley said she would ballot for Trump.

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Haley won a full of 97 delegates during nan Republican statesmanlike primaries. And she released each of her delegates and urged them to support Trump. 

In July, successful a high-profile address, Haley said successful support of Trump astatine nan Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Nikki Haley speaks connected Day 2 of nan Republican National Convention

Nikki Haley speaks astatine nan Republican National Convention successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin, connected July 16, 2024. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)

In an extended question and reply connected "Fox and Friends" a week and a half ago, Trump appeared to definitive immoderate vexation regarding whether he would inquire Haley to run connected his behalf successful nan last agelong starring up to Election Day.

When questioned by co-host Brian Kilmeade, Trump responded, "I'll do what I person to do."

"Everybody keeps saying that. They don't say, ‘Get [Florida Gov.] Ron [DeSantis]’ and Ron did very well," Trump said. "But again, I hit everybody by numbers that person ne'er happened before. And they support talking astir Nikki. Nikki, I for illustration Nikki. Nikki, I don't deliberation she should person done what she did. And that's good that she did it."

The erstwhile president noted, "Nikki is in. Nikki is helping america already…. Nikki is already in, you know, she's retired campaigning."

But Trump besides emphasized, "Nikki Haley and I fought, and I hit her by 50, 60, 90 points. I hit her successful her ain authorities by numbers that nobody’s ever been beaten by. I hit Nikki badly."

According to a caller Fox News nationalist poll, 23% of Republicans questioned described themselves arsenic non-MAGA Republicans. Of those non-MAGA Republicans, a 5th said they would support Harris complete Trump.

Fox News' Dana Blanton contributed to this report

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