Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley questioned whether former President Donald Trump would respect the Constitution if elected again and declined to say whether she would support him in the general election.
“I don't know,” Haley said during an appearance on NBC's “Meet the Press” on Sunday, where she was asked if she thought Trump would follow the Constitution if elected. “When you go and talk about revenge. When you go and talk about, you know, vindication… I don't know what that means and only he can answer for that.”
Haley, who is the only remaining contender in the Republican primary facing Trump, has so far failed to gain traction with voters. Trump has easily swept every primary season election so far and currently has 10 times as many delegates as Haley, who has vowed to stay in the race.
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Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
That promise came even though Haley lost her home state of South Carolina last month, with the candidate looking ahead to “Super Tuesday” on March 5 and more than 800 delegates at stake on the biggest day of the season. of primaries.
The Washington, D.C., Republican primary, which will take place over three days this weekend, is also seen as a possible bounce-back for Haley, as Trump came in a distant third in the district the last time he ran in the elections. 2016 primaries.
Former President Donald Trump raises his fist after speaking during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on February 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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With Trump's status as the clear front-runner seemingly in little danger, Haley was pressed on whether she planned to support the former president if he clinched the Republican nomination, something the former South Carolina governor refused to commit to despite an earlier promise. .
“If you're talking about an endorsement, you're talking about a loss. I don't think that way. When you're in a race, you don't think about losing,” Haley said when asked if she felt bound by a commitment from the Republican National Committee to support the eventual candidate. “What I can tell you is that I don't think Donald Trump or Joe Biden should be president. I don't think we need two 80-year-old candidates… I think people want a new generational leader who will go back to what he was. “The dream American is what we want for our children and a place we can be proud of again.
Nikki Haley hosts a rally in Conway, South Carolina, ahead of the Palmetto State primary on January 28, 2024. (Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Pressed further on her earlier promise, Haley argued that she will “make whatever decision she wants to make” when it comes to endorsing the former president.
“I don't look at what ifs,” Haley said. “I watch as we continue the conversation.”
