(Bloomberg) -- Former President Donald Trump and Nikki Haley’s teams — once rivals in the 2024 race — spoke over the weekend about her appearing at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, according to people familiar with the matter.
Haley is set to speak Tuesday at the RNC, which is seen as a sign of the Republican party uniting after Trump was wounded in an assassination attempt Saturday. The two teams in the last several days discussed Haley making a public appearance, according to the people, who were granted anonymity to disclose private conversations.
Last week, Haley said that she was releasing her delegates and encouraging them to support the former president. Haley called the convention a “time for Republican unity” and cast her decision as important to denying President Joe Biden another term in the White House. She wasn’t listed on a July 13 schedule from the RNC and appeared on the agenda this week.
Haley ended her own run for the Republican presidential nomination in March after a poor performance in Super Tuesday contests, becoming the last major rival to Trump to exit the primary.
She served as an ambassador to the United Nations under Trump, and her campaign leaned heavily into her foreign policy experience and her pledge to be a careful steward of the federal budget.
But the contest between her and Trump turned increasingly bitter during the primary cycle. She questioned Trump and Biden’s mental acuity, raising questions about their age, and Trump badgered her with a derisive nickname.
(Corrects story to note that teams spoke, not Trump and Haley)
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