Nikki Haley doesn’t have a prayer of winning the Republican nomination in 2024, but she’s joining all the other declared candidates in taking shots at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who hasn’t announced he’s running. We know it’s a primary, but it would be nice to hear some criticism of the Biden administration now and then.
In an interview, Haley said DeSantis’ dust-up with Disney shows that he has “thin skin,” not to mention he’s a hypocrite:
NEW: Nikki Haley lowers the boom on @GovRonDeSantis. Says his dispute w/ Disney shows he has “thin skin” and points out his hypocrisy on the matter. "DeSantis took $50,000 worth of contributions from Disney." Watch the EXCLUSIVE interview here! https://t.co/AyCzJEyuW0 @NikkiHaley… pic.twitter.com/ciRCDHZGCB
— David Brody (@DBrodyReports) May 9, 2023
Hang on….Nikki Haley thinks it's "hypocrisy" if a politician doesn't do what their donors want?
Hoo boy…she didn't think this one through. https://t.co/CJK41wg6dP
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) May 9, 2023
So is the argument that DeSantis took money from a donor and then *didn't do what the donor wanted*? https://t.co/FBp9K44jCi
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) May 9, 2023
"Lowers the boom" by proving he's not beholden to a company that tried to pay him off? https://t.co/iRyNKo4gKL
— Joe Cunningham (@JoePCunningham) May 9, 2023
Wait.
Hypocrisy? He took $50,000 from Disney and it didn't buy them a pass.
How is that hypocrisy?@NikkiHaley's political career is over. https://t.co/29swNJ5ZDr
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 9, 2023
Playing the role of Jeb Bush in 2016. But just wait until she gets Trump one on one, right?
Seen this movie before. Hated it. https://t.co/swdPSDq3BI
— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) May 9, 2023
She is so unequivocally bad at this. https://t.co/reWRcPGSiO
— Anthony Abides (@AnthonyAbides) May 9, 2023
Of course Nikki Haley would think it's bad when politicians don't bow down to their donors https://t.co/UwtkpNwFg9
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) May 9, 2023
I'm calling for a total and complete shutdown of GOP presidential candidates defending woke corporations until we can figure out what's going on. @NikkiHaley beclowning herself https://t.co/9CCYnpi0tZ
— dumbset (@dumbset) May 9, 2023
This isn't hypocrisy.
DeSantis took money from Disney and then didn't bow down to his donors. That's a positive.
Haley is signaling she will do whatever her donors say. https://t.co/3EKy8F3x55
— Tim Meads (@TimMeadsUSA) May 9, 2023
There's a word for "business partnered with government," and it ain't "conservatism." I hope Haley enjoys her retirement. https://t.co/QDmysYyVKB
— Patrick (@PatrickIshmael) May 9, 2023
It should be pretty clear that Republican voters approved of DeSantis standing up to Disney by electing him by a 19-point margin and turning Florida red. A lot of Democrats thought his spat with Disney was going to cost him the election, and they were very wrong. Haley would prefer to hash it out in the back room, huh?
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Related:
Nikki Haley tells Disney they’re welcome to move from Florida to S.C. (and people have thoughts) https://t.co/EMGsSmOswS
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 26, 2023
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