(CNSNews.com) - Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said while announcing her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination today that America must stop socialism.

“From Joe Biden on down, our leaders put too much trust in big government and too little trust in the American people,” Haley said. “They have us spiraling toward socialism with a new trillion-dollar spending bill every few months and a national debt over $30 trillion.

“This is not the America that called to my parents, and make no mistake this is not the America I will leave to my children,” she said.

“We must stop socialism before it is too late,” said Haley. “It is weakening America from within.”