Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley indicated Friday that she may accept help from Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to defeat Republican front-runner former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential primary. did.
Haley said in an interview that she would “probably” consider DeSantis for vice president. NBC News and the Des Moines Register.
“I'm going to do everything in my power to defeat Donald Trump,” Haley said. “If he wants to join forces with me, I welcome that. But right now we have a race that I'm happy with. It's surging. We have momentum.”
In interviews with both media outlets, DeSantis said he had no intention of working with Haley and called the former U.N. ambassador a “charlatan” and “the darling of the Never Trumpers,” NBC reported. DeSantis criticized Haley for saying she had no intention of running for President Trump's vice president. Haley declined to answer directly whether she would be Trump's running mate. (Related: Christie says Nikki Haley will 'eat glass' to become President Trump's vice president)
“The reason I'm not going to answer that question is because I don't attend my opponent's games,” Haley told reporters. “I'm not running for vice president.”
Haley recently faced backlash after saying at a campaign event in New Hampshire on Wednesday that Granite State voters would make the “right decision” and “fix” the results of the upcoming Iowa caucuses. Haley's current approval ratings are 24.8% in New Hampshire and 16.1% in Iowa, lower than Trump, who leads in both states with 46.3% and 51.3%, respectively. according to Go to RealClearPolitics.