If you bothered to listen to South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s Republican rebuttal to last night’s State of the Union address, chances are when Haley said “it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices” but “we must resist that temptation,” you said “oooh, she’s talkin’ about Trump!”
You were correct.
Donald Trump was one of the people she singled out as one of the "angriest voices" in the country during her Republican response to Tuesday night's State of the Union, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley acknowledged Wednesday.
"He was one of them, yes. He was one," Haley told Matt Lauer on NBC's "Today." "There's other people in the media, there's people in my state. I think we're seeing it across the country. But yes, Mr. Trump has definitely contributed to what I think is just irresponsible talk."
So … I guess she’s not open to being his vice-presidential pick. Haley’s remarks drew rave reviews from Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush, though, so yay for her.
Ann Coulter, who has been desperately trying to stay relevant by piggybacking on Trump’s success, lashed out at Haley in a series of tweets including one saying that “Trump should deport Nikki Haley.” That would be quite the turnaround, considering that Trump gave Haley $7,000 for her 2010 and 2014 campaigns, but Trump trying to deport someone he formerly supported out of personal pique at being criticized is all too believable.