Nikki Haley, the former ambassador to the United Nations under Donald Trump’s administration, said the former president “has let us down,” her first public break from him since the violent siege of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Haley made the remarks to Politico’s Tim Alberta during an interview in mid-December that was published Friday.
“We need to acknowledge he let us down,” Haley, who served in her ambassador role under Trump, said. “He went down a path he shouldn’t have, and we shouldn’t have followed him, and we shouldn’t have listened to him. And we can’t let that ever happen again.”
“When I tell you I’m angry, it’s an understatement,” Haley said. “I am so disappointed in the fact that [despite] the loyalty and friendship he had with Mike Pence, that he would do that to him. Like, I’m disgusted by it.”
When Alberta asked Haley if Trump was being “responsible” with his power by spreading lies about the election, Alberta compared Trump’s false claims to a colorblind person believing grass was blue.
“That would be like you saying that grass is blue and you genuinely believing it. Is it irresponsible that you’re colorblind and you truly believe that?” she said. “There’s nothing that you’re ever going to do that’s going to make him feel like he legitimately lost the election.”
Haley called Trump’s second impeachment “a waste of time” and argued that Trump won’t run for federal office again because he’s “fallen so far” since the Capitol siege and is increasingly isolated without access to the bully pulpits of the White House and his social media accounts.
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To win in 2024 a Republican needs to win the support of Trump’s base (the “basket of deplorables” as the politically correct world calls them), as well as the traditional Republicans (the “Main Street” and the “Country Club” Republicans). The best approach probably is is to support most Trump policies, and criticize Trump for failing in implementing them.
Traitors gonna trait.
Very interesting. This sounds like pure political posturing.
The sheker involved in this whole episode is head-spinning.
Hopefully, this galus is ending and Mashiach will be here any second.
Haley was always a RHINO in 3…2…1…
I’m also disappointed in our president’s performance particularly the end. It was not smart to besmirch a successful presidency with silliness of a four year old however these comments from Haley shouldn’t come out not. Wrong time! Say it once the dust is all settled.
You edited out some relevant parts of that interview. For example:
“I mean, he may have been brash. He may have been blunt. But he was someone who cared about the country. … I still stand by that. I don’t think we should ever apologize for the policies that we fought for and the things that we did during his four years,” she said of Trump, adding that she is, however, “deeply disturbed by what’s happened to him.”
Of course she turns on Trump–she wants to run for President in 2024–that’s at the heart of this betrayal.
Leshon Hora…..Nikki Hayley has been purchased ….sad when Yeshiva World goes against grain and become like the goyim’
like Haaretz, etc.
It doesn’t matter what any of you think. The reality is trump allies himself with white nationalists and nazi sympathizers and used that relationship to try and destroy our democracy. Its undeniable. Its not debatable. You can can think whatever you want. Hashem know better that you
Going to Politico – the lying disgusting click bait media aimed at the lowest IQ segment of the population to trash the president who fought for this country and sacrificed all his comfortd and good name and safety of his family to fight for truth and morality.
What a sellout. Shame on her.
She’s got my vote!
It’s about time we’ve got someone with a brain in the WH!
“…when Yeshiva World goes against grain and become like the goyim..”
SR: Yesterday, the majority of the Senate voted to impeach this pathetic, narcissistic and vile opportunist and even the Republican Leader decried his despicable behavior before and after the election. Nikki Haley and many other Republicans support many of his policies but have drawn the line regarding his racist and misogynistic comments and lies about the election which triggered the assault on the capital. Even if you support Trump’s policies, there are many decent Republicans who will get you there w/o the Tumah that Trump personified.