Nikki Haley knows a green light when she sees one. Throughout her career, Haley has shown she has a grasp of political timing. The former South Carolina governor and ambassador to the United Nations knows how to ride the political winds — whichever way they happen to be blowing — to her advantage (South Carolina’s formerly flown Confederate flag serves as evidence).
That was the case over the weekend, when Haley, Donald Trump and other GOP presidential candidates appeared at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual summit. Among other remarks, Haley raked the former president over the coals for his personal attacks on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his praise for militant group Hezbollah, as well as Trump’s embrace of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping:
As president, I will not compliment Hezbollah. Nor will I criticize Israel’s prime minister in the middle of a tragedy in war. We have no time for personal vendettas. I will also not compliment Chinese communist President Xi. Nor will I call North Korea’s Kim Jong Un my friend. These are not good or smart people.
She also wrote on X: “The stakes couldn’t be higher… we can’t have 4 years of chaos, vendettas, & drama. We can’t afford to go down that road — not now.”
Nikki Haley: "As president, I will not complement Hezbollah. Nor will I criticize Israel's prime minister in the middle of a tragedy and war…I will also not compliment…President Xi…Nor will I call…Kim Jong-un, my friend. These are not good or smart people." pic.twitter.com/PKGNDQGHzL
— Republican Accountability (@AccountableGOP) October 28, 2023
In today’s GOP, with members almost uniformly servile to Trump, these tame and seemingly obvious remarks are about as close to a condemnation as we can expect.








