In the inaugural episode of her SiriusXM program “Nikki Haley Live,” former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley reportedly advised viewers not to anticipate her expressing anything positive about former President Trump’s character.
The former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador maintained her opposition to Trump during their contentious 2024 primary campaign and defended her subsequent endorsement of the Republican nominee.
“So I said exactly what I thought about Joe Biden, about Donald Trump and about Kamala Harris. If I thought either one of those candidates were great, I wouldn’t have run for office. So that is where we are. I don’t take anything back. I stand by that,” Haley remarked.
“And so you’re going to see me be honest on the show, as well. But I think that it’s also important to say that on this show, you’re not going to hear me say glowing things about Donald Trump’s personality. I have issues with him, as well.” she continued.
Haley was the final candidate standing against Trump in the 2024 GOP primary, which became increasingly contentious between the two politicians as it neared its conclusion.
In her remarks on Wednesday, Haley referenced specific instances from the contentious primary.
“I have not forgotten what he said about me. I’ve not forgotten what he said about my husband or his, you know, deployment time or his military service. I haven’t forgotten about his or his campaign’s tactics from, you know, putting a bird cage outside our hotel room to calling me ‘bird brain,’ I haven’t forgotten any of that.” Haley said.
She elaborated on the reason for her decision to endorse the former president, despite the animosity between them prior to her withdrawal.
“But politics is not for thin-skinned people. It’s just not. And I think that if you really want to do a service for your country, you have to be able to put the personal part of it aside,” Haley concluded.
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