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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo Nikki Haley denounces Trump. Big whooping deal.
Not buying your too little too late shit, Nikki.
Ohiogal
(31,887 posts)BSdetect
(8,994 posts)kentuck
(111,049 posts)It was just last week she was saying that everyone should get off his back.
What kind of Machiavellian political move is she trying to make??
patricia92243
(12,591 posts)not be of any help in the future. Trump will fade away and not be of any influence to the Republican party by the next election.
The rest of them can't seem to understand this - but Nicky has caught on.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Her current position is to defend him.
I don't see why everybody is making a big deal of this story, unless it's just to embarrass her. In which case, I'm all for it.
GoCubsGo
(32,073 posts)Nikki only cares about what's best for Nikki. Just search "Nikki Haley opportunist." That'll tell you everything you need to know about her.
duforsure
(11,884 posts)And trump and his minions and family are going to be exposed, and finished in politics, and will be facing consequences for many , many crimes. She's smartly trying to get out in front of this now, but she did work for him.
livetohike
(22,118 posts)backing Trump or denouncing Trump. Shes going nowhere in 2024.
Johnny2X2X
(18,967 posts)We need to acknowledge he let us down, Haley, who served in her ambassador role under Trump, said. He went down a path he shouldnt have, and we shouldnt have followed him, and we shouldnt have listened to him. And we cant let that ever happen again.
When I tell you Im angry, its an understatement, Haley told Politico. I am so disappointed in the fact that [despite] the loyalty and friendship he had with Mike Pence, that he would do that to him. Like, Im disgusted by it.
Haley was thought to be the future and his most likely 2024 running mate. Now with the GOP, we've seen them kiss and make up after worse than this, but Nikki will have trouble explaining this to Trump cult members in the coming years.
kentuck
(111,049 posts)...
And why did he wait so long and do nothing as his life was threatened??
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)RussellCattle
(1,529 posts)RAB910
(3,484 posts)we wanted more and more people to turn on trump
patricia92243
(12,591 posts)empedocles
(15,751 posts)movement among her voters away from trump - a good thing.
If we can get just one head to turn and have a closer look, then maybe other heads will follow. She's on the moderate side of the spectrum, so there's a glimmer of hope, though not much. Trump has all these guys pooping their diapers.
Johnny2X2X
(18,967 posts)At the time, I didnt think that was dangerous, Haley said. I didnt think that there was anything to fear about him. There was nothing to fear about him when I worked for him. I mean, he may have been brash. He may have been blunt. But he was someone who cared about the country.
I still stand by that. I dont think we should ever apologize for the policies that we fought for and the things that we did during his four years. Since the election she stopped herself. I mean, Im deeply disturbed by whats happened to him.
Haley repeated these sentiments over the course of a two-hour conversation: Never did I think he would spiral out like this.
I dont feel like I know who he is anymore.
The person that I worked with is not the person that I have watched since the election.
This is a pattern with Trump aids, they get away from him and say stuff like tis all the time, like he's changed. He hasn't changed, you've changed. He was just as crazy before, you were just caught up in it at the time and spent all your time defending his craziness. Nikki, you were part of this, Trump is your legacy, you enabled and empowered his regime which ended with Trump trying to end our Democracy and have his enemies murdered, including the VP.
SergeStorms
(19,131 posts)Yes, Nikki, he cared SO MUCH he decided to let hundreds of thousands of Americans die from an insidious disease while he played golf and tweeted all day.
If she truly believes that, she's just as bad as Hair Drumpf.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)msfiddlestix
(7,270 posts)While able to wear a thin veneer of a state actor, her cynical motives still comes through and is glaringly obvious.
She fancies herself as presidential contender and when she begins campaigning she'll throw trump steaks out to his followers.
But because she's a person of color and is female, she is the Republican party's perfect foil to give cover over their racism, sexism and trumpism.
George II
(67,782 posts)NonPC
(281 posts)This must be a reference to an article from The Onion.
I can't believe Nikki would turn on Trump. She would rather remain silent than to publicly cross him.
Can you site the source?
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)MadLinguist
(787 posts)Wawannabe
(5,631 posts)She wants to be the first woman President-not Kamala Harris.
The country is gonna elect a woman next presidential cycle.
Haleys bet is it is gonna be her at the top of the new Republican diocese against our girl Kamala.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)OMG!
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)So that earlier statement was bullshit, of course.
ancianita
(35,925 posts)Realize that two factions, the party remnants and the cult, are already in campaign mode.
Rubio, Haley on the one hand; Hawley, Cruz on the other
Demsrule86
(68,454 posts)future years.
GoCubsGo
(32,073 posts)Typical Nikki Haley. She blows with the political winds, and only does what's good for Nikki. Not sure why anyone is surprised. This is how she has always been, even back to when she was a state senator
MaryMagdaline
(6,850 posts)JI7
(89,237 posts)Fullduplexxx
(7,839 posts)Lol
jb5150
(1,177 posts)is still a rat.
TNNurse
(6,924 posts)Johnny2X2X
(18,967 posts)Haley is an opportunist, she would never do anything to harm herself politically, this was calculated. If Haley thinks it's OK to start trashing Trump, others will follow.
This could be the start of the GOP Civil War, if extremists like Haley are speaking out against Trump, the divisions are deeper than I thought.
xxqqqzme
(14,887 posts)She must have suffered through many sleepless nights wrestling with that decision.
Typical rethug! Sticks her toe in the water, checks which way the wind is blowing. Has she announced her PAC too or just the result of her soul searching struggle?
PatrickforO
(14,557 posts)Lindsey, Ted, Josh, that Gosar - they are too 'in it,' too committed, so see that Trumpism is already on the way out with the vast majority of Americans.
Nikki wants to be the first woman prez.
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)it is that it will enrage Trump and he will waste at least a week ruminating and planning his revenge.
The more sidetracked by rage and vengeance Trump is, the worse it is for his health. He is losing his grip on power, realizes it, and will become even more self-destructive as a consequence.
So two things can be true: Haley is a fraud. Haley throwing shade at Trump is a good thing.
Roisin Ni Fiachra
(2,574 posts)to Trump or some other fascist extremist like Hawley in 2024.
colorado_ufo
(5,730 posts)" I was deceived!" "It's all the media's - or somebody's - fault!"
I really can't stand this woman.
dalton99a
(81,380 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Goodheart
(5,307 posts)She wants to be president but both trump loyalty and trump opposition are cancerous right now. I think she chose the more advantageous of the two toxins, however.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)she shouldn't have ever gotten on - while taking full advantage of the fact the horse got her this far.
Roc2020
(1,613 posts)the 'Rs' were warned. You didn't listen. Your party didn't listen. And now you will be forever attached to a Traitor. Good luck.