Whoa.
Nikki Haley writes in a new book that former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and former chief of staff John Kelly recruited her in an attempt to join their efforts at “undermining Trump” which they thought would “save the country”:
Nikki Haley claims in new book that Rex Tillerson and John Kelly tried to recruit her to ‘save the country’ by undermining Trumphttps://t.co/xgaOZJMlxC
— Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) November 10, 2019
According to Haley, the president wasn’t aware of what Tillerson and Kelly were doing:
Nikki Haley: “Kelly and Tillerson confided in me that when they resisted the president, they weren’t being insubordinate, they were trying to save the country…The president didn’t know what he was doing,” they said. https://t.co/fdLkRrObuB
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 10, 2019
“People would die,” they said:
. @NikkiHaley also says that Rex Tillerson told her that people would die if president Trump went unchecked. https://t.co/DdWXsqpYXG
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) November 10, 2019
Haley, in an interview with CBS News earlier today, said the two should have quit rather than this plan which “goes against the constitution”:
“. . . and instead of saying that to me, they should have been saying that to the president. Not asking me to join them on their sidebar plan. It should have been, go tell the president what your differences are and quit if you don’t like what he’s doing. But to undermine a president is really a very dangerous thing. And it goes against the Constitution. And it goes against what the American people want.”
Video here:
Fmr. UN Amb. Nikki Haley tells @CBSNews she was asked to take sides against the president by Rex Tillerson and John Kelly.
“To undermine the president is a really dangerous thing. And it goes against the Constitution … and it was offensive.” pic.twitter.com/Eahe7yncaX
— Norah O'Donnell?? (@NorahODonnell) November 10, 2019
Good for her:
From what I'm reading about @NikkiHaley and her new book my admiration for her has moved parabolically higher. Rebuffing the overtures of the establishment isn't easy, they have all the money and power. Haley is a rare heroic and unapologetic politicians this country needs.
— Charles V Payne (@cvpayne) November 10, 2019
They should have quit if this is how they really thought:
Relying on unelected executive branch members to not do or undermine what the head of the executive branch says is a violation of constitutional order. If this is true, Haley was right, regardless of how shitty you think Trump is. https://t.co/FLl9Lk4Iux
— Mo Mo (@molratty) November 10, 2019
And get ready for the hot takes:
Honestly, this isn't very surprising.
I'm very excited for the, "she's a traitor to the party and country for not agreeing with this" takes. https://t.co/a8hwHqpg0u
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) November 10, 2019
Ask and you shall receive:
Your reminder that Nikki Haley is everything her worst critics thought she was. https://t.co/mYjTNcIkUv
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) November 10, 2019
Nikki Haley: selling out the country’s interest for her own political gain. Wow. https://t.co/ayjP4flShP
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) November 10, 2019
The book is out this week:
I’m excited for the release of “With All Due Respect” this week. It is a personal book about my experiences in life and government. I hope you will check it out & come see us on our book tour! To order yours today and to come see us on the road visit https://t.co/IQq8YXBrtT ❤️?? pic.twitter.com/dYbIKAfUMO
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) November 10, 2019
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