{"id":2188078,"date":"2024-02-27T18:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T23:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-as-gop-nominee-would-be-suicide-for-the-country-haley-says\/"},"modified":"2024-02-27T18:26:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T23:26:08","slug":"trump-as-gop-nominee-would-be-suicide-for-the-country-haley-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-as-gop-nominee-would-be-suicide-for-the-country-haley-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Haley warns: Trump as GOP nominee equals national &#8216;suicide"},"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\">18<\/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-as-gop-nominee-would-be-suicide-for-the-country-haley-says%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=2188078&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>Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley warns \u2064against Trump as\u2062 GOP \u200dnominee<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis may be survival mode to \u2063pay his legal fees and get out of\u2062 some sort of legal peril, \u2062but\u2063 this\u2062 is like suicide for \u200dour\u200c country,\u201d she told the Wall\u2064 Street Journal on Tuesday. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to realize \u200bthat if we don\u2019t have someone who can\u200d win in a general election, all\u200b we are doing is caving to the\u200d socialist Left.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Haley\u2019s \u2063comments come \u200cafter\u2062 a series\u2062 of \u2063primary losses to Trump, including a devastating blow in her home\u2063 state of South Carolina. Despite this, she remains determined to stay in the race, citing voters\u2019 \u201cdisapproval\u201d of another Trump and President Joe Biden rematch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m doing what I think is right. I\u2019m doing what I think 70% \u2064of Americans \u2062want me to do,\u201d\u200d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Haley, who used \u2062to have a positive relationship with Trump during\u2062 her\u2064 time as United Nations ambassador, \u2062expressed uncertainty about reviving that relationship but emphasized that \u200dit \u201cwasn\u2019t \u200bpersonal\u201d for her.<\/p>\n<p>She has also\u200c raised concerns about voters\u2019 fatigue\u2062 with Trump\u200b and Biden, as \u2064well as criticized her opponent\u2019s mental fitness. While she previously \u200bstated she would endorse \u2064the\u200d Republican nominee, when asked about it \u200drecently, Haley shifted her \u2064focus to Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I will tell you is that I have serious concerns about Donald Trump.\u200b I \u2064have\u200d more serious concerns about Joe Biden,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>In the battleground state of\u200c Michigan, Trump currently leads \u2063Haley by about 50 percentage points in a RealClearPolitics polling \u200daverage. However, despite \u2062pressure from some Republicans to drop\u2064 out and support Trump, Haley has received praise from Democratic leaders\u200c for standing her\u200b ground.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) commended \u200bHaley for \u2063her efforts\u2064 against Trump, while Gov. Gavin Newsom \u200c(D-CA) wished\u2064 her luck in South Carolina, calling her one of \u200dtheir better surrogates.<\/p>\n<h3>Primary Delegate Count:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Nikki Haley:\u2062 20<\/li>\n<li>Donald Trump: 110<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">click here to read\u2063 more from The Washington Examiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-passes-bill-restricting-gender-affirming-medical-procedures-hormones-for-minors\/\" title=\"Ohio restricts medical procedures and hormones for minors in new bill\">potential long-term implications<\/a> of Trump&#8217;s dominance within the Republican Party, according\u2064 to Haley<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ide,\u201d said Republican presidential \u2063candidate Nikki Haley, voicing her concerns about the possibility of Donald Trump becoming the GOP nominee once again. \u2062In an interview on Tuesday, Haley\u200b pointed out the dangers that she believes \u200bTrump&#8217;s \u200dnomination could pose to the \u2062Republican Party and\u2064 the country as\u200c a whole.<\/p>\n<p>Haley, a former ambassador to the United Nations and governor\u2063 of South Carolina, has been \u200ca prominent figure within the Republican Party for years. Known for her conservative views and strong leadership \u200cskills, she has been seen as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-gov-shapiro-claims-voters-have-brain-fog-from-trump\/\" title=\"Gov. Shapiro of Pennsylvania alleges voters suffer from 'Trump-induced confusion\">potential\u2064 future presidential candidate<\/a> herself. However, her recent comments seem to indicate her reservations about\u2062 the direction the party is heading in.<\/p>\n<p>Despite their previous alignment within the Republican Party, Haley expressed her \u200ddisapproval of Trump&#8217;s potential nomination, \u200cstating\u2063 that it would \u200dbe disastrous for the GOP.\u2063 She argued that his\u2064 inflammatory rhetoric\u200b and divisive behavior would only further \u2064fuel the political polarization that has\u200d gripped \u2062the nation in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is not who\u2063 we are as Republicans,&#8221; Haley emphasized.\u2062 &#8220;We should be a party \u200cthat stands\u2064 for conservative values, unity,\u200d and respect for our democratic institutions. Trump&#8217;s nomination would undermine all \u200bof that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Haley also highlighted the potential damage that Trump&#8217;s nomination could inflict on the reputation\u2063 of the Republican Party. She warned that his controversial statements and actions, particularly during his previous presidency, had already\u200c tarnished the party&#8217;s image. With a fresh\u2063 nomination, she \u2063feared\u200c that the party would struggle to distance itself\u2064 from Trump&#8217;s \u200bdivisive legacy,\u2064 thereby \u200dalienating more moderate \u200cand independent voters.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Haley expressed deep concern about \u2062the \u200cimpact Trump&#8217;s nomination could have on the country&#8217;s\u2063 global standing. Citing her own experience as ambassador to \u2064the United Nations, she argued\u200d that Trump&#8217;s unpredictable and confrontational approach to international relations had damaged America&#8217;s credibility \u200cand relationships with key allies.\u2062 She stressed the need for a nominee who could restore faith in American\u2062 leadership and\u200d rebuild diplomatic bridges.<\/p>\n<p>Haley&#8217;s warning comes as the Republican Party grapples with its identity following Trump&#8217;s tumultuous presidency.\u200b The party is divided between\u2063 those who fiercely\u2062 support Trump and his agenda and those who believe a new direction is needed\u2063 to attract a broader base of supporters. Haley&#8217;s criticism of Trump&#8217;s potential nomination reflects the growing concern among some prominent Republicans \u2063about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lake-re-ups-fight-against-maricopa-county-and-demands-to-review-ballot-signatures\/\" title=\"Lake continues battle with Maricopa County, demands ballot signature review.\">long-term\u200c implications<\/a> of his dominance within the party.<\/p>\n<p>While Haley did not explicitly state\u200c whether she\u200c would run for president herself, her \u2064cautionary remarks demonstrate her dedication to the principles she believes\u200d the Republican Party should represent. By voicing her concerns about a potential Trump nomination, she has positioned herself as a leading voice in the fight against what she perceives as the erosion of core conservative values.<\/p>\n<p>As the Republican \u200dParty \u200bponders its future, Haley&#8217;s warning\u200b serves as\u2064 a reminder for party members to carefully consider the consequences of their choices. Whether or not her\u2064 message will\u200b resonate remains to \u2063be seen, but one thing \u2064is\u200d clear:\u200c the Republican Party is at a\u200b crossroads, and the decision it\u200d makes regarding Trump&#8217;s potential \u2064nomination will undoubtedly shape its trajectory for years to\u2064 come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has cautioned that if former President Donald Trump becomes the GOP nominee in November, it would be disastrous for the nation. She believes Trump&#8217;s motivations may be driven by personal legal issues, but she emphasizes that this decision would be detrimental to the country&#8217;s well-being<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2669,"featured_media":2188079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MixCollage-24-Feb-2024-09-41-PM-4020.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2188078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MixCollage-24-Feb-2024-09-41-PM-4020.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188078","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\/2669"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2188078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188078\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2188079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2188078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2188078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2188078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}