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Nikki Haley

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Nikki Haley is an American politician and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from January 2017 to December 2018. She was the first female governor of South Carolina, holding office from January 2011 to January 2017. As governor, Haley focused on economic development, education reform, and job creation, and she gained national attention for her leadership during the aftermath of the Charleston church shooting in 2015, where she called for the removal of the Confederate flag from the statehouse grounds.

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Feb 4, 2024

I think older people see it too. They know that we need a new generational leader.

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Feb 4, 2024

Why are we allowing ourselves to have two 80-year-olds who can't serve eight years, who both are diminished, whether it's in their character or in their mental capacity?

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Feb 4, 2024

Mandatory mental competency test for politicians over 75 years old.

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Feb 4, 2024

These are people making decisions on our national security. These are people making decisions on the future of our economy. We need to know they're at the top of their game.

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Jan 31, 2024

He used $50 million of his campaign funds on legal fees. Do you really think he's going to win against Joe Biden when he spending all of that money on legal fees? He's not.

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Jan 31, 2024

Do you really think he's going to win against Joe Biden when he spending all of that money on legal fees? He's not.

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Jan 31, 2024

It is unconscionable to me that a candidate would spend $50 million in legal fees. It explains why he's not doing many rallies, he doesn't have the money to do it.

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Jan 31, 2024

I think the reality is 70 percent of Americans don't want to see a Biden-Trump rematch. I mean, that's just a fact. The fact that we would have two 80-year-old candidates running for president is absurd.

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Jan 25, 2024

Donald Trump wants to be the presumptive Republican nominee. And we're talking about $83 million in damages. We're not talking about fixing the border. We're not talking about tackling inflation. America can do better than Donald Trump and…

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Jan 23, 2024

But South Carolina voters don't want a coronation. They want an election.

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Jan 23, 2024

We can't have a country in disarray and a world on fire and go through four more years of chaos. We won't survive it.

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Jan 23, 2024

Bring it, Donald. Show me what you got. I voted for Donald Trump twice. I was proud to serve America in his administration. I agree with a lot of his policies. But rightly or wrongly, chaos follows him. And you all know I'm right, chaos…

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Jan 23, 2024

A presidential candidate has to get 1,215 delegates. Donald Trump has 32, and I have 17.

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Jan 23, 2024

You know, the political elites in the state and around the country have said that we just need to let Donald Trump have this. Listen, we've only had two states that have voted. We got 48 more that deserve to vote.

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Jan 21, 2024

The American people don't need fear. They need confidence. They need security. They need to know that everything's going to be OK.

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Jan 21, 2024

Democrats use fear, and Republicans use judgment. This is too personal of an issue to use fear or judgment. And I won't be a part of any of that.

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Jan 21, 2024

Democrats put fear in the American people. The American people don't need fear. They need confidence.

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Jan 21, 2024

I will not demonize this issue. It's too personal. We have to start doing that.

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Jan 21, 2024

I'm going to take care of the taxpayers. I have always done that my entire career, and I will keep on doing it.

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Jan 21, 2024

But, more than that, what I will say is, focus on the fact that, no matter what it is, chaos follows him.

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Jan 21, 2024

I mean, this was a happy, smart kid. He went to North Korea. And I mean, the thugs in North Korea tortured him and returned him back in a state that – that is unconscionable.

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Jan 21, 2024

I have never really taken care of elected officials. I call out elected officials because I think they need to be accountable to the people.

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Jan 21, 2024

It's a real issue. That's not being disrespectful. It's just a fact.

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Jan 21, 2024

Yes, I'm unapologetically pro-life, but I don't judge anyone for being pro-choice.

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