“Now, when I say that, that probably means that she’s not going to be chosen as the vice president,” says former president.
Former President Donald Trump set the record straight and dismissed Nikki Haley as a possible vice presidential candidate amid rumors the former South Carolina governor was on his VP short list.
“You have people that put America last. And Nikki is somebody that puts America last,” Trump told the crowd at a rally in Concord, New Hampshire on Friday.
Trump dispels rumors of a Nikki Haley VP pick at rally— saying she is “not Presidential timber”:
“That probably means that she’s not gonna be chosen as the Vice President.”
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 20, 2024
Trump expressed his disappointment in Haley’s performance as his ambassador to the United Nations during his first term.
“I used to watch her when we were dealing with different countries, like Russia or China, and she was sitting there like, what the hell?” Trump said.
“Look, one of the reasons I did, because I happen to love the lieutenant governor, Henry McMaster, South Carolina. By the way, he’s been a fantastic governor. Henry’s been a fantastic governor. So, I did him a favor. He was with me all the way. I did him a favor, but I did it because he’s good and he’s been very popular,” Trump explained.
Trump went on to that Haley “was okay, but she is not presidential timber.”
“Now, when I say that, that probably means that she’s not going to be chosen as the vice president,” he said.
“When you say certain things, it sort of takes them out of play, right?” he added.
“I can’t say, ‘She’s not of the timber to be the vice president’ and then say, ‘Ladies and gentleman, I’m proud to announce that I’ve picked.’”
Haley has frequently parroted the left’s politically correct and woke talking points in recent years, and also criticized Trump on numerous occasions.
In the aftermath of January 6, 2021, Haley even claimed that Trump has no political future left in the Republican Party.
Haley and DeSantis are the last GOP presidential candidates standing ahead of the New Hampshire primary election next week, where Trump is currently polling at 50%, and Haley in distant second at 34%.
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