Republican megadonor Ken Griffin gave $5 million to super PAC backing Nikki Haley

By MICHELLE L. PRICE
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — After initially staying out of the 2024 presidential race, billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin has thrown his support behind Nikki Haley as she takes on Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. Griffin made two contributions in December and January to a super PAC backing Haley’s campaign totaling $5 million. That’s according to Zia Ahmed, a spokesman for Griffin’s Citadel hedge fund. The second donation was made in early January, before the Iowa caucuses in which Haley finished third behind Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The donations were disclosed Tuesday. Haley has scheduled a string of fundraisers this week and next to try to bolster her campaign.