On Monday, former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) joined Jake Tapper on CNN to discuss the upcoming South Carolina primary that will make or break Haley's campaign for the Republican nomination against 45th President Donald Trump. The primary is set to take place on February 24, with early voting from February 12-22. The interview, over 16 minutes long, spanned several topics, including Trump's recent attacks against her, the state of her campaign, and her relationship with the 45th president.
Haley, who has been relentlessly attacking Trump over the past few months, was asked by Tapper if he would support the former president if she lost the nomination. "So obviously, you're running in South Carolina, and you've told me that you plan to be around. Well, obviously, you want to be the nominee and then the president," Tapper added, "but you're going to be around at least until Super Tuesday. If the unthinkable happens in your view and you do not win, will it be difficult to support Trump as the Republican Party's nominee, given what you think about him quite obviously?"
"Well, first, I think that you need to know that I am going to beat President Trump," Haley said in response. "But you should ask him if it'll be difficult for him to support me?"
The CNN host pointed out that Trump did not sign the loyalty pledge with the RNC to support the Republican nominee if he were to lose the primary. "He didn't sign the GOP pledge in 2016. I don't think, and he is certainly not signing it now," Tapper said. "So I am. I'm sure he would say no. But, I guess you're not going to commit to voting for him if he becomes the nominee?"
"What I'm saying is what I said from the very beginning when there were 14 candidates on the stage, that any one of the 14 would be better than Joe Biden," Haley responded.
While Haley remains confident that her campaign could win a major upset in South Carolina, the polling doesn't back her up. According to the Five Thirty Eight polling average, in her home state of South Carolina, the former governor only has the support of 31.1 percent of Republicans. At the same time, Trump is backed by 65.2 percent of GOP voters in the Palmetto State. Nationally, Haley's chances get even worse. The former U.N. ambassador, who has pledged to stay in the race at least up to Super Tuesday on March 5, only has the support of 17.4 percent of Republicans nationwide, while Trump dominated with 75.8 percent support.
With such dominating numbers, the Republican primary race is practically finished, with Trump as the presumptive nominee. Haley should cut her losses and drop out before her political career becomes unsalvageable.
Watch the full interview below:
Haley, who has been relentlessly attacking Trump over the past few months, was asked by Tapper if he would support the former president if she lost the nomination. "So obviously, you're running in South Carolina, and you've told me that you plan to be around. Well, obviously, you want to be the nominee and then the president," Tapper added, "but you're going to be around at least until Super Tuesday. If the unthinkable happens in your view and you do not win, will it be difficult to support Trump as the Republican Party's nominee, given what you think about him quite obviously?"
"Well, first, I think that you need to know that I am going to beat President Trump," Haley said in response. "But you should ask him if it'll be difficult for him to support me?"
The CNN host pointed out that Trump did not sign the loyalty pledge with the RNC to support the Republican nominee if he were to lose the primary. "He didn't sign the GOP pledge in 2016. I don't think, and he is certainly not signing it now," Tapper said. "So I am. I'm sure he would say no. But, I guess you're not going to commit to voting for him if he becomes the nominee?"
"What I'm saying is what I said from the very beginning when there were 14 candidates on the stage, that any one of the 14 would be better than Joe Biden," Haley responded.
While Haley remains confident that her campaign could win a major upset in South Carolina, the polling doesn't back her up. According to the Five Thirty Eight polling average, in her home state of South Carolina, the former governor only has the support of 31.1 percent of Republicans. At the same time, Trump is backed by 65.2 percent of GOP voters in the Palmetto State. Nationally, Haley's chances get even worse. The former U.N. ambassador, who has pledged to stay in the race at least up to Super Tuesday on March 5, only has the support of 17.4 percent of Republicans nationwide, while Trump dominated with 75.8 percent support.
With such dominating numbers, the Republican primary race is practically finished, with Trump as the presumptive nominee. Haley should cut her losses and drop out before her political career becomes unsalvageable.
Watch the full interview below:
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2024-02-13T14:23-0700 | Comment by: FJ
"Before her career becomes unsalvageable" Ha haa haaaa...Too Late. She's been exposed as a greedy Rino.
2024-02-14T05:05-0700 | Comment by: Lew
Haley is not a natural-born citizen, so by law can not sit as president! Both her parents were immigrants and not citizens when Haley was born, so at best, she is a naturalized citizen by way of the 14th. amendment.