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‘I Don’t Get Confused,’ Nikki Haley Says, Rebuffing White House in Sanctions Dispute
New York Times ^ | 4-17-2018 | MARK LANDLER and PETER BAKER

Posted on 04/17/2018 4:25:34 PM PDT by Colonel Kangaroo

WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA-Nikki R. Haley, the ambassador to the United Nations, fired back at the White House on Tuesday, denying that she had been confused when she announced on Sunday that the Trump administration would impose new sanctions on Russia.

"With all due respect, I don't get confused," she told Dana Perino of Fox News.

She was responding to a comment earlier in the day by Larry Kudlow, the president's new economic advisor who was briefing reporters in Florida before President Trump's meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan.

"She got ahead of the curve,” Mr. Kudlow said. “She’s done a great job. She’s a very effective ambassador, but there might have been some momentary confusion about that.”

On Monday, White House officials said Mr. Trump had not yet decided whether to impose sanctions on Russian companies found to be assisting Syria’s chemical weapons program. That contradicted Ms. Haley, who had said a day earlier that the president would take that step.

Mr. Kudlow was the first senior White House official to place the blame directly on Ms. Haley...

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Japan; Russia; Syria; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: blamegame; florida; haley; japan; kudlow; larrykudlow; lawrencekudlow; nevertrumpertrolls; nikkihaley; russia; securitycouncil; shiftingwind; shinzoabe; syria; theboss; trump; underthebus; unitednations; untiednations
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To: dforest

She was a never Trumper, she is a NeoCon warmonger, and she embarrasses us at the UN.


41 posted on 04/17/2018 5:47:20 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

Trying to dress him down like Mitch did.

POTUS will remember that.

It’s best served cold.


42 posted on 04/17/2018 5:47:56 PM PDT by Califreak (Take Me Back To Constantinople)
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To: Wuli

““Neocon Niki” someone here posted. On what basis???”

Neocon, rino, NeverTrumper anchor baby Niki. South Carolina voters fired her for a reason.

It’s obvious that Trump could not govern without a party. He had to make hiring overtures to the rinos and nevertrumpers that comprise the GOP to get anything done—to MAGA. He got repaid with treachery.


43 posted on 04/17/2018 5:49:02 PM PDT by Electric Graffiti (Jeff Sessions IS the insurance policy)
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

Thanks for playing Nikki. Pick up your box of kit Kate as you leave the studio.


44 posted on 04/17/2018 5:49:26 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Wuli

“Whomever at the White House that had discussed it with Niki had apparently not heard the last on it from Trump.”

Yep. Trump can change his mind on some of these things and the WH sometimes struggles to stay in sync.


45 posted on 04/17/2018 5:54:15 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

She was in conflict with Kudlow who later owned it. Let’s not make this into something other than miscommunication.


46 posted on 04/17/2018 5:54:47 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

Yea, now she’s being a bitch. Announding Kudlow called her and groveled. Can’t they have personal communications? Leak leaks leaks, or too many drama queens.

I’m sick of Trump team telegraphing all their moves. If sanctions were in order, than fine, spring them first. But now all the evidence is coming in that it was not poison gas.

So why sanction Russia at all? To make McCain and Linda happy?


47 posted on 04/17/2018 5:59:01 PM PDT by shalom aleichem
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

Nikki Haley’s cool - got more stones than most of the dudes in Washington. Strong headed people get pissy once in a while, small price to pay.


48 posted on 04/17/2018 5:59:31 PM PDT by dead
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

The poor thing sounds confused.


49 posted on 04/17/2018 6:04:44 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: PetroniusMaximus

Me, neither. She has a short fuse when her ego and sense of her own awesomeness is threatened. She’s been doing so well at the UN because she is implementing Trump’s agenda, not because Wonderful Nikki. I regard this little Diva outburst as insubordinate.


50 posted on 04/17/2018 6:08:24 PM PDT by Mamzelle
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To: Califreak
She was pretty good in her first term as governor of SC. But she has a lot of misplaced, humorless pride and a streak of arrogance. Princess Know it All. I remember all her virtue signaling during the takedown of the "Confederate" flag. Her tone of scolding superiority set the state's teeth in edge. And she took to accepting advice from the dim witted Lindsey Graham.

I dearly hope DJT delivers a proper set down. I hope it stings.

51 posted on 04/17/2018 6:15:20 PM PDT by Mamzelle
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To: Colonel Kangaroo
The lady doesn't know when to keep her mouth shut. Now she ALWAYS reads from notes

so if she adlibbed....she probably wasn't doing her usual read right off papers in front of her.

52 posted on 04/17/2018 6:19:26 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Mamzelle

It set my teeth on edge and I live all the way out here in Jerry’s HOA Wonderland.

So sick of these uniparty creeps who think they are the boss.


53 posted on 04/17/2018 6:29:39 PM PDT by Califreak (Take Me Back To Constantinople)
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To: Trumpisourlastchance

Don’t be ridiculous.

How can she “embarrass” us that the UN when she’s delivering exactly what the administration is wanting her to say to them?

The UN has never been confronted and berated by the US as they have been by Nikki Haley. And I have loved every minute of watching her do it.

This is a communications foul up, and if the excuse was that she was the one confused, I don’t blame her one bit for standing up for herself.


54 posted on 04/17/2018 6:32:12 PM PDT by Southnsoul
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To: DennisR
Nikki Haley has done a fantastic job as U.N. ambassador. She takes no prisoners and lets other countries know that she puts America first.

She does strike me as super-smart. She and Trump need to clean up this matter and move on. We need Nikki and Trump to get along.
55 posted on 04/17/2018 6:53:56 PM PDT by adorno
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To: Southnsoul

What a rabid pack of jackals on this thread.


56 posted on 04/17/2018 6:54:46 PM PDT by aspasia
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To: aspasia

Rabid packs of Jackals is what you get when you stomp on people’s history in order to virtue signal to your Never Trump pals. You get it forever.


57 posted on 04/17/2018 6:57:28 PM PDT by The Toll
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To: aspasia

LOL

No doubt!


58 posted on 04/17/2018 7:06:03 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

Anyone can and does get confused at one time or another. It’s part of the human condition.


59 posted on 04/17/2018 7:11:06 PM PDT by Bellflower (Who dares believe Jesus. He says absolutely amazing things, which few dare consider.)
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To: PetroniusMaximus

Niki is deep state, just like her colleague, Linda


60 posted on 04/17/2018 7:46:07 PM PDT by Swirl
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