Former US President Donald Trump said on the 19th that he would not choose former United Nations Ambassador Haley as his running mate for the Republican nomination for the November presidential election. As the party primary in New Hampshire approaches, Trump and Haley are engaged in a heated exchange of words.
At a rally in Concord on the night of the 19th, Trump said that Haley was “OK” when she served as ambassador to the United Nations, but that she was not fit to be “president.” “When I say that, it means that you probably won’t be chosen as vice president.”
Former US President Trump speaks at a rally in Concord, New Hampshire (January 19)
Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
Trump has said Haley is unfit to serve as president and is unfit to deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Haley served as ambassador to the United Nations under the former Trump administration, but broke ranks with Trump when she ran for the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election.
Haley’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Haley previously said she had no interest in becoming Trump’s vice president.
Haley, who is concentrating her resources in New Hampshire, campaigned with New Hampshire Governor Sununu on the 19th. At an event the same day, she criticized Trump for “telling lies” and said, “If he tells lies about me, I will tell the truth about him.”
Former United Nations Ambassador Haley is aiming to secure the Republican nomination for the US presidential election
Photographer: Mel Musto/Bloomberg
Former President Trump’s victory in the Iowa caucuses also earned him the support of U.S. Senator Scott from Haley’s home state of South Carolina.
Scott’s support for Trump is a direct blow to Haley, who has focused her campaign on New Hampshire and South Carolina, aiming to upset Trump in those states. In 2012, Haley, then governor of South Carolina, nominated Scott to fill a vacant U.S. Senate seat in South Carolina.
Original title: Trump suggests Haley not run for vice president as insults fly (excerpt)
2024-01-21 02:34:16
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