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Nikki Haley's Sudden Wealth Rooted in Weapons Industry, Pro-War Advocacy Network
Lee Fang ^ | Aug 24, 2023 | Lee Fang

Posted on 08/25/2023 9:27:32 AM PDT by McGruff

Nikki Haley, who also backs more American funds and military support for the conflict, made similar remarks. “Look at what Putin did today. He killed Prigozhin. When I was at the U.N., the Russian ambassador suddenly died. This guy is a murderer,” said Haley.

But the debate turned personal a moment later, as Haley charged that Ramaswamy is “choosing a murderer over a pro-American country.”

"I wish you well on your future career on the boards of Lockheed and Raytheon," Ramaswamy shot back.

“You would make America less safe. You have no foreign policy experience, and it shows,” countered Haley.

The incendiary exchange, which instantly became a viral, made-for-television exchange clip shared widely, belied a deeper divide in foreign policy and the curious background of Haley, who went from near negligible wealth – with virtually no assets or investments other than a bank account with less than $15,000 in 2017 and up to $1 million in debt – to a sizable fortune.

Over the last year, Haley and her husband reported a vast investment stock portfolio and $12 million of income.

The former South Carolina governor left the Trump administration in 2018 at a time when her parents were struggling financially and had just faced foreclosure. Those days are over. Haley now resides in a 5,700-square-foot mansion on Kiawah Island now worth close to $5 million. Haley and her husband also helped sell a strip mall once owned by her parents and worked to clear the family of previous debts.

Along the way, Haley became wealthy in large part from her ties to a network of defense interests and hawkish advocacy organizations tied to U.S. and Israeli intelligence officials.

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


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: bloodmoney; haley; nikkihaley; war; warprofiteering
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To: McGruff

She’s going nowhere. Nobody wants her in their cabinet. She’s toast.


21 posted on 08/25/2023 9:59:15 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: V_TWIN
I've been thinking the same thing.
22 posted on 08/25/2023 10:05:55 AM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: V_TWIN

“ it takes a man to drive the country because women can’t drive”

😂


23 posted on 08/25/2023 10:08:17 AM PDT by libh8er
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

Exactly what some here are fine with.


24 posted on 08/25/2023 10:08:51 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: McGruff

One sign of being a Third World banana republic is that “public service” is a surer path to great wealth than running a business.


25 posted on 08/25/2023 10:11:08 AM PDT by Angelino97
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To: G Larry

Don’t forget Lincoln did the same.
Human nature to silence your opponent.


26 posted on 08/25/2023 10:15:08 AM PDT by GranTorino (Bloody Lips Save Ships.)
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To: V_TWIN

Any woman that drags out that old tired trope just solidifies the sentiment that women are not qualified to be president. It is a ploy that indicates weakness.


27 posted on 08/25/2023 10:17:26 AM PDT by Right Brother
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

Excellent summary. 👍


28 posted on 08/25/2023 10:21:33 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore)
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To: McGruff

War Whore.


29 posted on 08/25/2023 10:22:43 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: tennmountainman

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She would oversee the further decline of the American Middle class.

Unlimited money for other countries and “global” boondoggles.

That entire debate sidestepped the biggest problem looming out there.


30 posted on 08/25/2023 10:23:43 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

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You win the Internet


31 posted on 08/25/2023 10:24:24 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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To: McGruff

Nikki Boeing

Nikki Lockheed

Nikki Raytheon

and the list goes on.


32 posted on 08/25/2023 10:25:11 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: PGR88

Wipe her face in the excrement that is her business as usual political career.


33 posted on 08/25/2023 10:26:21 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: PGR88

When Rammy said that to Nikki, her face expression changed from smiling to scowling in fraction of a second. She reminded me of angry Hillary Clinton at that moment. Nikki’s voice became very shrill immediately.
I guess Rammy hit her Achilles heel.


34 posted on 08/25/2023 10:27:36 AM PDT by entropy12 (Career politicians like Deasantis build wealth. Trump sacrificed his wealth to serve people.)
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To: McGruff

In 2012, he (Lee Fang) co-founded RepublicReport.org, a blog to cover political corruption that syndicates content with TheNation.com, Salon, National Memo, BillMoyers.com, TruthOut, and other media outlets. His work has been published by VICE, The Baffler, the Boston Globe, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Progressive, NPR, In These Times, and the Huffington Post. His first book, “The Machine: A Field Guide to the Resurgent Right,” published by the New Press, explores how the conservative right rebuilt the Republican Party and its political clout in the aftermath of Barack Obama’s 2008 election victory. He is based in San Francisco.


35 posted on 08/25/2023 10:28:43 AM PDT by DugwayDuke (Most pick the expert who says the things they agree with.)
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To: PGR88

That made me laugh out loud when he said that😂


36 posted on 08/25/2023 10:36:06 AM PDT by MrRelevant
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To: All
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You see the same relationship, those loudest about Trump are the quietest about Joe Biden.


See it over and over.



37 posted on 08/25/2023 10:37:18 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I heard a clip of that exchange on the radio. She was one shrill, nasty woman. GAG.


38 posted on 08/25/2023 10:53:04 AM PDT by dandiegirl (BOBBY m)
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To: McGruff

Rags to riches via the military-industrial complex.

- bank account with less than $15,000 in 2017 and up to $1 million in debt – to a sizable fortune.

- Over the last year, Haley and her husband reported a vast investment stock portfolio and $12 million of income. [negative 1M to positive 12M in just 6 years]

- Haley now resides in a 5,700-square-foot mansion on Kiawah Island now worth close to $5 million. [South Carolina]

- [First job after leaving the government} Haley joined the board of Boeing, a defense contractor, a position that paid around $300,000 a year in cash and stock.

- [Most of her income today is from] Nuclear Iran, an advocacy group shrouded in secrecy. The group, which has lobbied for military strikes on Iran, is advised by Zohar Palti and Tamir Pardo, two former Israeli intelligence officials, as well as many former U.S. national security officials.

- Haley also works as a consultant to Prism Global Management, a New York-based investment fund run by Richard Kang, a position that earned $708,335.

- Michael Haley, Nikki’s husband, earns up to $500,000 from a company called Allied Defense.


39 posted on 08/25/2023 11:05:22 AM PDT by Doctor Congo
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To: McGruff

I call her Icky Nikki. She’s a Lindsey Lohan Graham clone. Icky.


40 posted on 08/25/2023 11:16:12 AM PDT by DeplorablePaul
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