- Michael Haley, who serves in the National Guard, was sent to Africa
- Haley frequently mentioned her husband’s service during the election campaign.
- READ MORE: DailyMail.com reported details of Haley’s alleged affairs in January
Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley welcomed her husband Michael home on Saturday after a months-long deployment overseas.
“That moment when you finally take a breath… It’s been a long year, but even longer without each other,” she wrote on social media. “Grateful for Michael’s safe return and the end of a year of prayer.”
Maj. Michael Haley serves in the National Guard and appeared with Haley in March 2023 when he announced his campaign for president.
Nikki Haley hugs her husband Michael after returning from deployment
he went later deployed to Africa in June while continuing to run an unsuccessful presidential campaign against former President Donald Trump.
Haley featured her husband in a campaign ad in December, saying she would continue to showcase “American strength” abroad to prevent military members like her husband from having to go to war.
In January, DailyMail.com exclusively revealed new details of affairs he allegedly had with his communications consultant and a South Carolina lobbyist.
Will Folks, 49, and Larry Marchant, 61, signed affidavits in 2010 alleging they had a sexual relationship with Haley when she was in the South Carolina House of Representatives.
Some details of Haley’s alleged affairs emerged during her 2010 gubernatorial campaign. At the time, she denied the stories and assured voters that she was “100% faithful” to her husband.
Nikki Haley shakes hands with husband Michael Haley after campaign event
Major Michael Haley, husband of Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley hugs her husband, Maj. Michael Haley, after a deployment of his unit.
In January, Haley and her campaign declined to comment in response to the Daily Mail story and ultimately banned reporters and photographers from attending her campaign events after the article was published.
Trump hinted at the reports during the final months of the campaign.
‘Where is your husband? Oh, he’s far away… What happened to her husband? Where is she? He’s gone,” Trump told his supporters during a rally in February.
‘He knew. “He knew it,” Trump added without specifically referring to the reported matters.
Haley responded by accusing Trump of mocking her husband’s military service.
‘Donald, if you have something to say, don’t say it behind my back; “Get up on the debate stage and tell me to my face,” he said.
Haley ended her campaign in March after losing the Republican nomination to Trump.