Donald Trump on Saturday denied reports that his presidential primary rival, Nikki Haley, is “actively considering” being his running mate.
“Nikki Haley is not being considered for vice president, but we wish her the best!” Trump I wrote it on Truth Socialsign the post “DJT”.
Earlier, Trump campaign spokeswoman Caroline Levitt scoffed at rumors of Haley’s rise.
“President Trump is the only one who decides who his running mate will be, and anyone who claims to know who President Trump will choose is lying,” Levitt said. Posted in X.
The reply came a few hours later Axios reports Haley entered Trump’s veep stakes this week after performing well in Indiana’s May 8 Republican primary, according to two people familiar with the situation who asked not to be identified.
Trump won the election with 78% of the vote, while Haley won nearly 22% despite suspending her campaign in March.
The Hoosier State’s Republican primary was open to registered Democrats, independents, and advertising campaigns as well as Republicans. encouraged such crossover voting. To influence a hotly contested down-ballot race.
But Haley’s performance in deep-red Indiana’s suburbs set off alarms for some Republican strategists. Politico reported.
Haley has refused to support Trump in the two months since she withdrew from the primary after suffering a heartbreaking defeat on Super Tuesday.
“It’s now up to Donald Trump to capture the votes of those who didn’t support us, both inside and outside our party.” [him]” she said in her resignation speech. “And I hope he does.”
Meanwhile, Mr. Trump has had no contact with the former United Nations ambassador, whom he derided as a “birdbrain” during the campaign, since she conceded in the primary.
President Trump reflected on Haley’s time in the administration at a rally in January, saying, “She was okay, but she wasn’t presidential.”
“If I say that now, it probably means she won’t be elected vice president,” he continued. “When you say something specific, you take that person out of the conversation, right?”
