GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley emphasized the need for a president who can serve eight years effectively, pointing out that 70% of Americans do not want Trump or Biden in office.
She highlighted her achievements in the race, criticized Trump’s behavior after the New Hampshire primary, and accused him of focusing on revenge rather than the American people.
“I look at where we started, there were 14 candidates in the race,” Haley said. “We’ve defeated a dozen of fellas. I just have one more fellow to catch up to. And through it all, there have been naysayers and that’s okay. I’m used to being an underdog.”
12 fellas down. 1 to go.
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) February 18, 2024
“The night that we got 43% of the vote, President Trump literally became unhinged and went on a temper tantrum,” she said. “And all he did was talk about revenge. And then the next day he said, anybody who who supported me was barred permanently from MAGA.”
Haley also criticized the Republican Party for contributing to the country’s $34 trillion debt and advocated for fiscal responsibility.
“He pushed the RNC to name him the presumptive nominee, and he got pushback on that,” Haley said. “We don’t anoint kings in this country. We let the people vote.”
“Trump never talked about the American people … All he did was talk about himself,” she said.
“The first thing we have to understand is Republicans and Democrats put us into this mess, and we’ve got to call them both out for getting us into this mess,” Haley said. “Whether it was the spending, whether it’s the borrowing, whether it’s all of the things that they’ve done, we are $34 trillion in debt. We’re having to borrow money just to make our interest payments.”
“We’re paying more in interest payments than we are in our defense budget,” she said. “You know who pays attention to that? Russia, China and Iran. So we’ve got to start pulling out of that. The way we do that is we start with our economy. We claw back $100 billion of unspent COVID dollars that are still sitting out there, instead of 87,000 IRS agents going after middle America. Go after the hundreds of billions of dollars of COVID fraud, one out of every $7 was spent fraudulently. If 8% of our budget is interest, quit borrowing. Cut up the credit cards.”
She condemned Trump’s remarks on NATO and Putin, calling for a strong stance against Russia.
“When you look at what Putin has done. We have to remember Russia is not our friend,” Haley said. “If Putin’s mouth is open, he is lying and we need to be aware of that. And I think that’s why it was so damaging when Trump said that he would choose Putin and actually encourage Putin to invade NATO allies instead of standing with our allies that stood with us at 9/11.”
“I will absolutely put the hammer on our NATO countries, that they do have to carry their weight,” she added. “But you do that behind closed doors. You do that and let them know that the United States is not going to carry the burden. But you don’t do it in the eyes of our enemies.”
“[Putin] has made no bones about the fact that he wants to destroy America,” Haley said. “And so the best thing we can do with Russia is let them know we’re on to them, and make sure that they know we’ll hold them to account on anything they do. And that includes hurting our allies.”
Haley questioned the suitability of both Trump and Biden due to their age and called for a new leader capable of addressing the country’s challenges effectively.
“About 70% of Americans right now say they don’t want Biden or Trump in this election,” she said. “The majority of Americans disapprove of Joe Biden. The majority of Americans disapprove of Donald Trump. Both of those men put us trillions of dollars in debt that our kids are never going to forgive us for. And are we really going to put all of our problems and issues in the hands of two 80-year-olds running for president? We need someone who can serve eight years fully working, fully disciplined and ready to get the job done. We can’t go and take the chance of doing this with two 80-year-olds.”
Most Popular:
Cause of Death Released For ‘Rocky’ Movie Star
Supreme Court Audio Suggests Trump Case Is Doomed