Posted on 02/13/2023 8:11:44 AM PST by SoConPubbie
Rumors abound that former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley intends to run for president in 2024. Haley is expected to make this announcement in Charleston, South Carolina, on Feb. 15.
President Donald Trump weighed in on Haley’s anticipated announcement. In a post on Truth Social, he stated, “Nikki has to follow her heart, not her honor. She should definitely run!” Trump’s use of the term “honor” is a likely reference to Haley’s previous comments, where she specifically stated that she would not run for president if President Trump decided to run in 2024.
See the video HERE.
Despite Haley’s promise not to challenge President Trump in 2024, she recently told Sean Hannity:
“It is time for a new generation. It is time for more leadership. It is time for the fact that we really start to take our country back. We cannot have another term of Joe Biden. And we have to remember, too, we have lost the last seven out of eight popular votes for president. It is time that we get a Republican in there that can lead and can win a general election.”
As reported by Newsweek, Haley also told Hannity that candidates do not “need to be 80 years old to go be a leader in D.C.”
Notwithstanding Haley’s anticipated presidential run, her odds of defeating President Trump to secure the Republican presidential nomination appear to be extremely low. According to Newsweek, recent Morning Consult and McLaughlin & Associates polls reflect that Haley has the support of only three percent of likely/potential Republican primary voters. Trump, on the other hand, is well ahead of Haley and all other potential Republican challengers for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Excellent phrase
Captain Qeeg is at it again.
Trump should be very careful about what he says and what jokes he makes about politicians. I do not think his comments help in many occasions.
I’m no fan of Haley, but what’s with this “honor” thing? Folks are allowed to change their minds. And while Trump is a good guy, he’s not a king to whom everyone has sworn an oath of fidelity.
Trump is the final arbiter when it comes to honor.
no- but when someone promises something, then backtracks their promise not long afterwards, it’s not unreasonable to call them out on their broken promise-
He know that Haley will pull votes from DeSantis.
Many here think he will pick her as VP to get the female and moderate votes.
Fealty toward a politician is feudalism, not freedom.
He’s right, can’t trust her.
Many speculate, but no one has actual factual info.
That is called a rumor.
If he starts picking on Haley the way he does DeSantis, I dont think Nikki is going to keep turning the other cheek for very long. I think she would soon start slinging it right back at him, although her responses may be indirect, (not actually naming Trump) they will be carefully worded to send a message.
He’s not going to “hit” a woman. Do I think he’s sincere....not one little bit....and he knows she doesn’t have even a slim chance.
yuk....not a chance in hell. Females won’t vote for her. We’re not stupid and we’re not Dems.
All he needs to do is ask himeself “Will this help create the kind of coalition that made it possible for me to win in 2016?”. If not, shut it and go play golf.
Trump needs to look for loyalty in the people he hires, not in fellow politicians also seeking the Oval Office. I want to elect the best person possible for the WH in 2024 - that won’t be Haley, but she does not owe Trump a commitment not to run.
Trump maybe in his '70s but he was and still represents real change in DC.
“Females won’t vote for her.”
You won’t vote for her if she is on the ticket?
Trump can be a bit of an odd duck with how he deals with people. My observation from his time as Pres:
1) If you treat him nice, he’s nice to you. Even if you treat him nicely but actively work against him behind the scenes and even if he knows it.
2) If you turn on him visibly, he turns on you viciously. But if you then say nice things about him again, he lets you right back in. He wants praise and flattery, basically.
3) He values loyalty a lot and he expects that if he’s nice to people, they owe him loyalty and he assumes he’ll get it. Maybe in business but in politics that’s just a dumb thing to assume. Everyone has an agenda and most of them are not yours, no matter who you are. You need to be careful who you work with and the ones who flatter and praise you the most are not necessarily likely to be the best choice.
4) He seems to have still not learned this. Which is worrisome.
Excellent phrase, same old policies.
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