Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley discussed Wednesday President-elect Donald Trump’s social media post over the weekend, in which he said he would “not be inviting” her into his new administration.
Haley replied on X by highlighting her previous service, saying, “I was proud to work with President Trump defending America at the United Nations. I wish him, and all who serve, great success in moving us forward to a stronger, safer America over the next four years.” The reply received harsh criticism from Trump critics, which Haley noted as she said her family was frustrated that she didn’t make clear at the time she had told Trump aides she was not interested in a job.
“I had no interest in being in his cabinet. He knew that,” Haley said on her SiriusXM show, Nikki Haley Live, adding:
But to go a little further, his best friend, Steve Witkoff,came to our house in South Carolina, spoke to me …