Nikki Haley criticizes Chris Christie’s strong opposition to Trump.

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley slams Chris Christie for being ‌”obsessively ‍anti-Trump”

The former ⁢South Carolina governor took issue with how the onetime New ‌Jersey governor heavily discusses former President Donald Trump rather than policies while ​speaking with Fox News.

“I’m not obsessively anti-Trump like he​ is. I talk ⁤about policies,” Haley told⁣ the outlet.

She also provided a contrast to Trump‍ on policies, stating her differing opinions on matters such as the Capitol⁤ riot on ⁣Jan.‌ 6, ‍2021,‍ the war⁢ in Ukraine, and‍ spending.

“There are times where we’ve disagreed with‍ Trump. He thought Jan.‍ 6 was a⁢ beautiful day. I said ⁣it was a ⁢terrible day. He went‌ on⁤ a⁣ spending binge​ as president. I’ve ‍said‌ our kids are not going to forgive us if we don’t take on this debt and call out Republicans and Democrats in the ⁤process,” ‍Haley ⁣said.

“He ​thinks Ukraine doesn’t need to ‌be messed with. I know⁢ that a win for Russia is a win for China, and⁣ we’ve got to make⁣ sure ⁢Ukraine finishes this. We ⁢don’t have to put ​cash. We don’t ‌have to put troops. But we need⁣ to work with our ⁤alliances to make it happen,” she⁢ added.

Christie has​ branded himself within the Republican primary as a Trump antagonist, trading jabs ⁤with the⁤ former president on social media as recently as Wednesday.

Both Haley and Christie trail former President Donald ‍Trump significantly ⁣in the ⁤polls, per the RealClearPolitics polling average. Trump leads‌ with 52.4%,⁣ Gov.‍ Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has 18.4%, Haley is ⁤in ‌fifth with 3.7%, and Christie is in seventh with 2.3%.

Despite being far behind in national⁣ polling, Haley ⁤appears to ‍have ​some momentum in the early primary⁤ state of ‍South Carolina, ⁢where a recent Fox Business poll showed her ⁤in second place, ahead of DeSantis but behind Trump.

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