Republican presidential primary front-runner Donald Trump called former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley “not tough enough” to be his running mate at a campaign event in Concord, New Hampshire, on Friday. I kicked it.
“She's not in the president's cabinet,” Trump said. “If I say that now, it probably means she won't be elected vice president.”
“I know her very well. She's not tough enough. She's not smart enough. And she's not respected enough. She can't do this job,” Trump said. said. “She won't be able to deal with President Xi. She won't be able to deal with President Putin.”
BREAKING NEWS: Leading presidential candidate Donald Trump has reassured the MAGA world that there is absolutely no chance Nikki Haley will be chosen as vice president.clockpic.twitter.com/lV66sCPRnD
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) January 20, 2024
Haley gave her clearest answer yet about her openness to becoming Trump's vice president early Friday, saying, “I'm not going to play second fiddle.”
“That's what I said from the beginning,” Haley told the New Hampshire man. “I don't play second fiddle. I don't want to be anyone's vice president. That's out of the question.”
Haley said the results of Monday night's Iowa caucuses made the Republican primary a “two-man race” where she placed third behind Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Former President Trump won a record 51% of the vote, wiping out his Republican opponents by a wide margin. DeSantis received 21.2% of the vote and Haley received 19% of the vote. (Related: 'Partisans and Caucuses': Megyn Kelly slams Nikki Haley for refusing to say whether men can be women, video show)
Nikki Haley: “Tonight, Iowa made this Republican primary a two-man election!” pic.twitter.com/bA97gUFp5b
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) January 16, 2024
New Hampshire's primary election will be held on January 23rd. As of this article's publication, Donald Trump's approval rating is 49.7% and Nikki Haley's approval rating is 34.0%. according to compared to the RealClearPolitics polling average.
