Talking to NBC during her book tour, she spoke positively about Trump: “In every instance I dealt with him, he was truthful, he listened and he was great to work with,” she said. She lavished the President with praise, explaining his strategy in complimenting Russian President Vladimir Putin as a maneuver intended to keep communication open. Elijah Cummings’ home by tweeting, “This is so unnecessary.”īut in her book published that year, With All Due Respect: Defending America With Grit and Grace, she was all-in on the Trump presidency. She continued to put daylight between herself and Trump at times, responding to his 2019 tweet pointing out a burglary at Maryland Democratic Rep. Haley ultimately resigned from the post on her own terms in 2018, receiving a glowing parting speech from Trump-a rarity in an Administration rife with turmoil and bitter exits. (Trump later walked back his position.)Īsked in 2017 about the women who had accused Trump of sexual harassment-allegations Trump has denied-she said, “We should all be willing to listen to them.” While Trump called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) “obsolete,” Haley said, “I think NATO is an important alliance for us to have, and now we need more allies than ever.” She continued: “Any comments the President-elect has made are his comments,” Haley said. While Trump was criticized for refusing to unequivocally condemn Russian election meddling, Haley took a tough stance on the country’s actions, saying, “When a country can come interfere in another country’s elections, that is warfare.” Ambassador to the U.N.ĭuring her tenure as Trump’s ambassador to the U.N., Haley was willing to publicly distinguish herself from the President. When he dropped out, she supported Texas Senator Ted Cruz.Įventually, Haley said before the general election that she planned to vote for Trump, even though she was “not a fan.” Weeks later, she accepted a position in his Cabinet. In her 2016 State of the Union response, Haley did not mention Trump by name but said, “During anxious times, it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices.”Īhead of her state’s primary, she was even more direct, saying that Trump represented “everything a governor doesn’t want in a President.” She said she would not back the controversial business tycoon and ultimately endorsed Florida Senator Marco Rubio. and did it the right way, like my parents.” “If you want to talk about tackling illegal immigration, then let’s talk about it, but we don’t need to attack so many millions of people who came here. . . “Republicans need to remember that the fabric of America came from these legal immigrants,” Haley, the daughter of Indian immigrants, said. She also slammed his plan to build a border wall and his other positions on immigration. Over the past several years-before, during, and after taking a position in his Administration-she’s flip-flopped on Trump multiple times, oscillating from criticizing the 45th President to praising him. ambassador to the United Nations under Trump. In 2016, she gave her party’s response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.
During her tenure, she signed a bill that removed the Confederate flag from the state capitol following the 2015 mass shooting of Black churchgoers in Charleston. Haley served in South Carolina’s state house before becoming the state’s first female governor in 2011. If no one else jumps into the race before then, she will be the first prominent Republican to challenge former President Donald Trump, who launched his presidential campaign in November. Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is set to formally announce her presidential bid two weeks from now, multiple outlets including the Post and Courier, CNN, and Politico reported Tuesday.
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