Nikki Haley Is an Out-of-Touch Politician Who Thinks Life Is Too Hard for the Rich
Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, is expected to announce her bid for president this month. As a South Carolinian, I can tell you that having her in the White House would be a disaster for workers and their families.
Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign for Georgia Republican senate candidate Herschel Walker on December 5, 2022 in Kennesaw, Georgia. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)
Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley is expected to announce a 2024 run for US president on February 15, according to the Associated Press. As a South Carolinian who lived through Haley’s administration, I’m duty-bound to explain why you should never vote for this person.
Given Haley’s on-again, off-again political alliance with Donald Trump, I won’t be shocked if her endgame here is to drop out and become his running mate. She has said in interviews until recently that she wouldn’t run if Trump was running. But who knows? I’ve given up predicting things. Assuming she really is running for president, here are some things you should know about her.
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Nikki Haley hasn’t held or run for a political office since leaving her Trump-appointed post at the United Nations on December 31, 2018. She lives in a vaguely Mediterranean mansion on Kiawah Island, a wealthy enclave of our crushingly poor state, posting memes about how unfair the world is to rich people and periodically calling in to speak on Fox News talk shows. It’s a lifestyle akin to retirement, and I don’t understand why she wants to give it up.
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