Nikki Haley: “America needs a new generation of leaders''
2024 Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley joins “American Report” to talk about former President Donald Trump's amnesty promise, border promises and dealing with comparisons to Hillary Clinton.
Former Republican Governor of South Carolina nikki haley On Friday, special counsel Jack Smith responded to criticism from the campaigns of two of the president's biggest rivals, Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, if he convicts Trump. told Fox News that he supports his plan to pardon him.
Haley also unveiled George Washington's 1777 statue at nearby Valley Forge to draw attention to President Biden's first major campaign event, the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. He was responding to a speech in Pennsylvania that cited the frigid winter.
Biden cited Washington's willingness to relinquish the presidency after two terms and Trump's support for parading in front of the first president's portrait at the Capitol in support of the 45th president's illegitimate hold on power. illustrated the contrast with the mob.
On “American Report,” Haley said in a recent television town hall that former President Ford preemptively pardoned Richard Nixon for the same reasons: to “move the country forward” and move past controversy. He said he supported his comments about pardoning Trump.
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But he said he was unlikely to grant a preemptive pardon like Mr. Ford because Mr. Trump may not be found guilty and Mr. Trump is likely to want the case to proceed.
“I think they only do that if someone is found guilty,” she said.
“The last thing we want to see is an 80-year-old former president sitting in prison. Instead, we ask, 'How can we forget the past and move forward as a country?' And I think forgiving him will definitely move this country forward, rather than further dividing it. ”
But she also disputed recent attack ads against her promoting the former president, claiming that she and Biden oppose President Trump's border security measures such as building a wall.
“Isn't he naive to spend so much time and money on me?” Hailey joked.
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“First of all, this is a complete lie. I never said I was against a border wall. I just said I was against building a border wall. We need to do more than that. And that means defunding sanctuary cities. That means putting money into 25,000 cities. Border Patrol and ICE agents are on the ground…” she said. Said.
Haley also criticized DeSantis for recently bringing her up in a speech in Cumming, Iowa.
“Not Ronald Reagan or Margaret Thatcher. She said Hillary Clinton inspired her to run for president. We don't need another Hillary Clinton in this country, I can tell you that,” DeSantis said. said.
Haley responded that the popular Florida governor is “desperate” and “is lying because he's losing.”
She said the real gist of DeSantis' reference is that she attended the Women's Leadership Forum before entering politics.
Ms. Clinton was one of the speakers at the event, and Ms. Haley recalled that the former first lady told the crowd, “All the reasons people say not to run, those are all the reasons why you should.”
“So when I talked about it, I said I don't agree with anything if you take everything in context. [Clinton] “I believe this is what actually happened and how I got involved in politics,” Haley said. [DeSantis is] You're lying because you're losing. ”
“My record speaks for itself and shows that we are growing rapidly and that is why they are giving us so much attention.”
