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WATCH: Sen. Rand Paul Launches #NeverNikki Campaign

'Her thirst for war is so strong'

Published: January 12, 2024
  |   By Cassandra MacDonald
WATCH: Sen. Rand Paul Launches #NeverNikki Campaign

Senator Rand Paul has launched a #NeverNikki campaign against Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley.


In a thread posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Sen. Paul said that he likes "various aspects" of several candidates, but Haley is not one of them.

"I’ve been watching the GOP Primary closely for a while now, and I like various aspects of several candidates - Republicans like President Trump, Governor DeSantis, and Vivek Ramaswamy," the Kentucky senator wrote. "I’m interested in the ideas of some independents too, such as Bobby Kennedy."


Sen. Paul continued, "As I look over the field, I don’t think I yet have a first choice, but I do know one thing: count me in as #NeverNikki!"


"Based on her record and campaign, I don’t see how any thoughtful or informed libertarian or conservative should vote for Nikki Haley. If you agree, let your voice be heard," the senator urged.

Sen. Paul urged his followers to visit NeverNikki.net, "so we can let her and everyone else know she doesn’t have your support."


The senator went on to explain the reasoning for his staunch opposition.

Naturally, the libertarian-leaning politician took aim at her hawkish neoconservative policies.

Her thirst for war is so strong she actually said: "I'm sick of talking about a Department of Defense. I want a Department of Offense." #NeverNikki

"She even personally received millions of dollars from the arms merchants who benefit from the war, a conflict of interest that undergirds her eagerness for foreign military intervention," Sen. Paul wrote. "This position isn’t new either - as governor of South Carolina she gave tax dollars to those same arms merchants, and they showered her with campaign contributions and a seat on their board when she left office."

In 2019, Haley was elected to Boeing's board of directors months after leaving her post in the Trump administration. At the time, she had a net worth less than $1 million.

"Post her tenure, reports surfaced that Haley boosted her fortune eight-fold — to $8 million — after leaving the Trump administration," the New York Post reported at the time.

Soon after, the former UN ambassador purchased a $2.4 million waterfront estate on Kiawah Island, South Carolina.

Sen. Paul's posts continued, "While most others were decrying the mistakes of the past 20 years, and fighting for an America First foreign policy, Nikki Haley was aligning herself with and declaring her foreign policy allies to be John McCain and Lindsey Graham."

The senator noted that in her book, Haley wrote, “Humanitarian Assistance will always be a priority for the United States, we will always be generous.”

"But Nikki Haley’s 'generosity' with your tax dollars and her support for all foreign aid in the context of a $34 TRILLION dollar debt is in no way libertarian or conservative," he continued. "Beyond the issues of endless wars, Nikki Haley’s lack of respect for freedom of speech is shocking to anyone who believes in the constitution."

Nikki Haley believes that all internet posters should be registered and verified. This flies in the face of a free American Republic whose founders wrote anonymously the Federalist Papers and routinely posted newspaper articles and pamphlets under Pseudonyms.

"Anyone who doesn’t fully believe in free speech or who wants endless wars has no business anywhere near the White House," Sen. Paul asserted.

The lengthy thread of opposition to Haley did not stop there.

"But wait, there’s more," he wrote. "Nikki Haley routinely praised the mission of the United Nations, the results they achieved, and the people who ran it."


Haley also disagreed with President Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria and Afghanistan, Paul noted, and "defended continued U.S. presence in both places."

Moving to domestic policy, Sen. Paul pointed out that as governor of South Carolina, Haley advocated for a gas tax hike, a state-run vaccine registry and "never lifted a finger for school choice."


Sen. Paul has not endorsed any candidate at time of publishing.

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