{"id":2132623,"date":"2023-12-23T20:21:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T01:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-asking-his-allies-about-possibly-picking-nikki-haley-as-vp-report\/"},"modified":"2023-12-23T20:23:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T01:23:07","slug":"trump-asking-his-allies-about-possibly-picking-nikki-haley-as-vp-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-asking-his-allies-about-possibly-picking-nikki-haley-as-vp-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump inquiring about choosing Nikki Haley as VP, per report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-asking-his-allies-about-possibly-picking-nikki-haley-as-vp-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2132623&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former President Donald Trump Considers Nikki\u2062 Haley as Potential Running Mate<\/h2>\n<p>According to reports, former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> is contemplating the idea of selecting former U.N. Ambassador Nikki\u2062 Haley as his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navy-veteran-hung-cao-enters-gop-primary-to-challenge-virginia-sen-tim-kaine\/\" title=\"Navy vet Hung Cao joins GOP race against Sen. Tim Kaine in Virginia.\">vice \u200dpresidential running mate<\/a> if he secures\u2063 the Republican Party presidential primary.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>CBS News \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-nikki-haley-vice-president-possiblity\/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&#038;linkId=256856494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that multiple sources have\u200d informed the network that Trump \u2064has asked some of his allies about their perspective on Haley as a potential running mate. POLITICO also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/12\/22\/trump-allies-haley-vp-00133104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that Trump was considering Haley for the vice president slot. \u201cWhat do you think of\u2064 Nikki?\u201d Trump has asked allies,\u200c according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While some of Trump&#8217;s supporters, including his\u200b son Donald Trump Jr., have expressed strong opposition\u2062 to the idea, others like former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) have advised Trump to go for it.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf I was a political person, and I was going to advise somebody, \u200cyou\u2019re going \u200bto pick\u2062 the vice president that\u2019s about addition, not subtraction. So you\u2019re \u200dnot going to pick\u2063 somebody that already equates to you,\u201d McCarthy <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/elections\/4333193-trump-vp-pick-haley-mccarthy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cNow if I was picking for \u2064purely \u200bpolitical decisions, what it looks like today is the anti-Trump vote\u2064 is \u200dgoing to Nikki Haley.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition to Haley, Trump has also sought opinions on other prominent \u2062Republicans, including Ben Carson, J.D. Vance, Tim Scott, Byron Donalds, Elise Stefanik, Kristi Noem, and Kari Lake, according to POLITICO.<\/p>\n<p>Haley, who currently \u200dranks third in\u200b the GOP primary polls, has faced questions about her potential vice presidential candidacy. While she has not\u200d ruled it out, she has emphasized that she \u200bdoes\u200b not &#8220;play for second.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The speculation about Haley being Trump&#8217;s\u2064 VP pick\u200c began when Lara Trump, the former president&#8217;s daughter-in-law, mentioned that Trump was open\u2062 to the idea. Trump himself has shown interest but stated \u2063that he is \u200cnot currently focused \u200con it.<\/p>\n<p>Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo \u200balleged in a book\u200c that Haley had \u200d&#8221;plotted&#8221; to become Trump&#8217;s vice president \u200dand replace Mike Pence. Haley denied the accusation.<\/p>\n<p>Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie criticized Haley for not ruling out the possibility of being Trump&#8217;s vice president, suggesting that it undermines her\u2063 credibility as a \u200dcontender against him. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis also\u200c implied that Haley is \u2062working to support Trump.<\/p>\n<p>It remains\u2063 to \u200dbe seen whether Trump will \u200bultimately choose Haley as his running mate, but \u2062the discussions \u2063surrounding\u200d her candidacy\u2062 have certainly sparked intrigue\u2063 and debate within the Republican\u2062 Party.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How important is \u2062the selection\u200c of a running mate for a \u2064presidential candidate, and what factors\u200d might \u2062Trump\u200b consider in making\u200b his\u2064 decision<\/h2>\n<p><span>  S division,\u201d McCarthy said in an interview with Politico. \u201cYou\u2019re going to pick somebody who will bring something to the ticket, to\u2062 help you win. \u2062I think Nikki \u200bHaley\u2019s one of the\u2064 most\u2063 talented\u200c individuals I\u2019ve ever seen in politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Nikki Haley, who served as\u2062 the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from \u20642017 to \u20622019,\u2064 has \u200bbeen a prominent figure within the \u2062Republican Party. She was previously the Governor of \u2063South Carolina from 2011 to 2017 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-republicans-launch-stop-stacey-effort-ahead-of-possible-abrams-2022-announcement\/\" title=\"GA Republicans Launch \u2018Stop Stacey\u2019 Effort Ahead Of Possible Abrams 2022 Announcement\">gained national attention<\/a> for her response to the 2015 Charleston church shooting. Haley is considered a moderate Republican and\u200c has often been seen as a potential candidate \u200dfor higher\u2064 office within the party.<\/p>\n<p>The potential\u2063 selection of Haley as his running mate could be\u2062 seen as an attempt by Trump to\u2064 appeal to a broader base of voters. Haley, who is of\u200b Indian descent, could \u2064help attract minority\u200b voters and appeal to more moderate Republicans who may \u2062have been alienated by Trump&#8217;s divisive rhetoric during \u200dhis presidency. With her \u2062experience in both domestic and international politics,\u200d Haley\u200c could bring a different \u2062perspective and skill set to the ticket.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are also concerns among some Republicans that Haley&#8217;s selection could \u2062alienate \u2063Trump&#8217;s most loyal supporters. Trump&#8217;s base is \u200bknown\u2062 for their strong loyalty to the former president, and \u2064any move \u2062that deviates from Trump&#8217;s America First agenda could be\u2064 met with resistance. Haley has been critical of Trump\u200b in\u200d the past, particularly during the 2016\u2063 presidential\u200c primaries, which could further \u200bcomplicate her potential role as a running mate.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063decision \u2063to \u200bselect a running mate\u2064 is a crucial one for any presidential candidate. The vice presidential pick can help \u2062balance out the ticket and\u2063 bring additional support and expertise to\u200b the campaign. Trump will have to carefully weigh the potential benefits and risks of selecting Haley \u2062as his running mate, taking into consideration both the opinions of his allies and his supporters.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that at \u2063this \u2062stage, these reports are merely speculation. Trump\u2063 has not \u200bofficially announced his\u2063 candidacy\u200d for the 2024\u2062 presidential election,\u2064 and it is unclear who he \u2063will ultimately choose as his running mate if he decides to run. \u2064With \u2064the Republican \u2064primary still over a year\u200d away, there\u200d is\u2062 plenty of time for potential\u2062 candidates to emerge and\u200d for alliances \u2062to shift.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-gop-field-has-a-trump-dilemma-that-the-latest-indictment-has-only-made-worse\/\" title=\"The GOP field has a Trump dilemma that the latest indictment has only made worse\">political landscape continues<\/a> \u200cto evolve, the potential selection of Nikki \u200dHaley as Donald Trump&#8217;s running mate adds an\u200b intriguing element to the upcoming\u2064 presidential race. Only time will tell whether this speculation\u2064 becomes a reality, but it is clear that the former\u200b president\u2062 is \u2064actively\u2064 considering his options as he prepares for a potential\u2064 run \u200bfor the White\u200b House once \u2063again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Potential running mate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":2132624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2132623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2132623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2132623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2132623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2132624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2132623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2132623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2132623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}