Former President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that neoconservative former presidential candidate Nikki Haley will “be on our team in some form.”
The hawkish former ambassador to the United Nations finally said she would vote for Trump last week — but made it very clear that she wanted a role in the administration.
“I will be voting for Trump. Having said that, I stand by what I said in my suspension speech,” Haley said while speaking at a Hudson Institute event. “Trump would be smart to reach out to the millions of people who voted for me and continue to support me.”
Trump discussed Haley with News 12’s Tara Rosenblum at Crotona Park after his rally in the Bronx on Friday.
"A big night last night, Nikki Haley making her first public remarks since dropping out of the race," Rosenblum began. "She said that Joe Biden has been a catastrophe. And she said she’s voting for you."
Rosenblum continued, "I’m sure those were welcome remarks for you, but it also left a lot of people wondering, is there room for her on your team? Or better yet, your ticket?" 🚨🇺🇸TRUMP: HALEY WILL BE ON OUR TEAM
"Well, I think she's gonna be on our team because we have a lot of the same ideas, the same thoughts.
I appreciated what she said; you know, we had a nasty campaign. It was pretty nasty.
But she's a very capable person, and I'm sure she's… pic.twitter.com/Z5q1Pde0Wv
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Trump responded, "Well, I think she’s going to be on our team because we have a lot of the same ideas, same thoughts. I appreciated what she said."
"You know, we had a nasty campaign. It was pretty nasty. But she’s a very capable person, and I’m sure she’s going to be on our team in some form. Absolutely." 🚨New: President Trump makes a new statement on Nikki Haley possibly joining his administration in some sort of role.
Trump said, “I think she’s going to be on our team, because we have a lot of the same ideas, the same thoughts.”
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Haley has been deeply unpopular with Trump's base, partly because of all the attacks on him during her campaign — but also because she represents more of the John McCain-style of policies that his populist supporters have widely rejected.
