Nikki Haley Struggles To Call Trump A ‘Good Candidate’ Despite Endorsing Him | EUROtoday

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Nikki Haley, the onetime GOP presidential candidate who endorsed Donald Trump, regardless of as soon as saying voting for him was “like suicide for our country,” may solely muster a normal acknowledgment of Trump’s existence when requested if she thinks he’s a “good candidate.”

“I think he is the Republican nominee,” Haley stated, in an interview with CBS News’ Margaret Brennan. “And I think putting him against Kamala Harris, who is the Democrat nominee — for me, it’s not a question. Now, do I agree with his style, do I agree with his approach, do I agree with his communications? No.”

CBS News shared these remarks from Haley Friday. The full interview is slated to air Sunday.

Brennan pressed the previous United Nations ambassador for her views on Trump’s candidacy as a result of Haley, partly, stated she’d run as a result of she “could do a better job than him.” Throughout her marketing campaign, Haley slammed Trump as “unhinged” and “diminished” as in comparison with 2016, questioned whether or not he would abide by the Constitution and stated he was “not qualified to be the president of the United States.”

Despite these feedback, Haley endorsed Trump after suspending her marketing campaign in May.

She added throughout her interview with Brennan that she’s provided to assist Trump’s marketing campaign if it wants her.

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Trump “knows that I’m on standby,” the previous South Carolina governor stated. “I talked to him back in June. He’s aware that I’m ready if he ever needs me to do that.”

Haley’s remarks in limp assist of Trump have been shared the identical day former Vice President Dick Cheney introduced he was backing Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. So far, the one individual from a GOP presidential ticket to again Trump is former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

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