{"id":2324095,"date":"2024-08-13T20:21:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T00:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-criticizes-trump-campaign-as-she-refuses-to-commit-to-campaigning-for-former-rival-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-13T20:23:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T00:23:35","slug":"haley-criticizes-trump-campaign-as-she-refuses-to-commit-to-campaigning-for-former-rival-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-criticizes-trump-campaign-as-she-refuses-to-commit-to-campaigning-for-former-rival-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Haley criticizes Trump campaign as she refuses to commit to campaigning for former rival &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fhaley-criticizes-trump-campaign-as-she-refuses-to-commit-to-campaigning-for-former-rival-washington-examiner%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=2324095&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--><p>Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley\u2064 recently criticized Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-indictments-and-biden-family-investigations-could-define-rematch-election\/\" title=\"Trump indictments and Biden family probes may shape rematch election.\">campaign \u200bstrategy<\/a> during an interview on Fox\u200b News. While she \u200dhas endorsed \u2062Trump, she refrained from \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-middle-schoolers-awarded-2000-from-district-for-student-drag-show\/\" title=\"Washington Middle Schoolers Awarded ,000 From District for Student Drag Show\">fully committing<\/a> to campaigned for \u200chim, suggesting\u2063 that he is welcome to\u200c reach out\u2062 to her but emphasizing her desire for the \u2062campaign \u2062to focus on winning the upcoming election. Haley expressed concerns over Trump&#8217;s method of targeting Vice President Kamala Harris, stating that \u200bthe campaign should avoid racial \u200cinsults and focus on substantive\u2063 issues \u200cthat\u2063 resonate with American voters. She \u200dargued that the campaign\u200d should appeal to the undecided voters \u200band urged that \u2064Trump&#8217;s approach should\u200b reflect a genuine effort\u200c to win their support.\u2063 Haley&#8217;s\u200c remarks mirror growing frustrations \u2064among Republican ranks regarding \u200cTrump&#8217;s tactics as the election approaches.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Haley criticizes Trump campaign as she refuses to commit to campaigning for former rival<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1705034\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former U.N. Ambassador <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nikki-haley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Nikki Haley\">Nikki Haley<\/a> criticized the Trump campaign&rsquo;s approach to defeating Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> and refused to commit to campaigning for her former Republican rival.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Special Report with Bret Baier<\/em>, Haley scathingly critiqued former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> campaign, claiming several flaws. When pressed by Baier as to whether she would commit to campaigning for Trump, given she has endorsed him, Haley dodged the question.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I mean, he is welcome to call.&nbsp;I have talked to him.&nbsp;He is welcome to do that,&rdquo; she said when asked if she would accept Trump&rsquo;s request to campaign for him if asked.&nbsp;&ldquo;They are doing what they think&nbsp;is best.&nbsp;And that is his right, to run the&nbsp;campaign he wants to run.&nbsp;He has chosen that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All I&rsquo;m saying is I want to see&nbsp;them focus and I want to see&nbsp;them win,&rdquo; Haley continued.&nbsp;&ldquo;We have too much at stake.&nbsp;We have to win this election.&nbsp;And I genuinely hope that he&nbsp;will go out to the 20% of people&nbsp;that are going to decide this&nbsp;election and say, &lsquo;You know what?&nbsp;I need your vote, and I&rsquo;m going&nbsp;to fight hard to do it, and these&nbsp;are the issues I&rsquo;m going to&nbsp;fight on.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She criticized the campaign on multiple fronts, repeating complaints from other Republicans that Trump shouldn&rsquo;t attack Harris based on her racial identity and other insults.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The campaign is not going to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-governor-says-he-doesnt-support-sex-change-operations-on-kids-he-vetoed-a-bill-banning-them\/\" title=\"Democrat Governor Vetoes Bill Banning Sex-Change Operations on Kids, Doesn&#039;t Support Them.\">win talking<\/a> about crowd sizes,&rdquo; she said.&nbsp;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not going to win talking&nbsp;about what race Kamala Harris&nbsp;is.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s not going to win talking&nbsp;about whether she is dumb.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s not &mdash; you can&rsquo;t win on&nbsp;those things.&nbsp;The American people are smart.&nbsp;Treat them like they are smart.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Republican Party, Donald&nbsp;Trump, people here at Fox, quit&nbsp;complaining that she is not&nbsp;giving an interview; you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t&nbsp;need an interview from Kamala&nbsp;Harris,&rdquo; Haley added at another point.&nbsp;&ldquo;I take her at her word that she&nbsp;wants to raise taxes for&nbsp;households over $100,000. &hellip; Take her at her word.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Haley also took several other swipes at Trump, beginning the interview by saying that she ran because she didn&rsquo;t believe Trump was the best candidate but doesn&rsquo;t want Harris to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president<\/a> and so wants Trump to win.<\/p>\n<p>The former South Carolina governor also said she doesn&rsquo;t want to serve in a second Trump administration and would refuse the offer if Trump gave one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, I&rsquo;m not interested in&nbsp;serving in the administration.&nbsp;I said that on the campaign.&nbsp;This was never about a position&nbsp;for me.&nbsp;This was never about something&nbsp;else.&nbsp;I ran because I love this&nbsp;country so much,&rdquo; Haley said.&nbsp;&ldquo;It was really in that vein that&nbsp;I ran.&nbsp;But now it&rsquo;s in that vein as a&nbsp;voter that I want to see Donald&nbsp;Trump win.&nbsp;Because we can&rsquo;t afford to have&nbsp;a President Kamala Harris.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Haley was the last major Republican to run against Trump, becoming his foremost rival after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) dropped out. She lost nearly every primary before dropping out of the race in March and endorsed Trump at the Republican National Convention in July.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1705034\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1705034\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nikki Haley, the former U.N. Ambassador, has openly criticized Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign strategy for taking on Vice President Kamala Harris and has declined to pledge her support for campaigning alongside her former Republican opponent. During an interview on Fox News&#8217;s Special Report with Bret Baier, Haley expressed strong disapproval of various aspects of Trump&#8217;s campaign. When asked if she would actively campaign for Trump despite having endorsed him, she sidestepped the question, stating that he is welcome to reach out to her but emphasizing that he is free to run his campaign as he sees fit. <\/p>\n<p>Haley stressed the importance of focusing on winning the election and urged Trump to connect with the 20% of voters who will ultimately decide its outcome by addressing key issues rather than engaging in personal attacks or discussing irrelevant topics like crowd sizes or Harris&#8217;s race. She pointed out that such tactics are unlikely to resonate with intelligent voters.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Haley suggested that instead of complaining about Harris not giving interviews, Republicans should take her statements at face value regarding policies like tax increases for higher-income households. Throughout the interview, she reiterated that while she ran against Trump because she believed he wasn&#8217;t the best candidate, her priority now is ensuring he wins over Harris in order to prevent a potential presidency under her leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Haley also made it clear that she does not wish to serve in a second Trump administration if given an offer and emphasized that her motivation for running was rooted in love for her country rather than seeking a position of power. As one of Trump&#8217;s last significant challengers after Ron DeSantis exited the race, Haley ultimately dropped out after losing nearly all primaries and later endorsed Trump at the Republican National Convention in July<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2324096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24052784118107.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32431,5742,32171,32531],"class_list":["post-2324095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-2024-election","tag-haley","tag-political-commentary","tag-trump-campaign"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24052784118107.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324095","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2324095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2324096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2324095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2324095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2324095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}