Nikki Haley Did Nikki

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 Donald Trump appointed Nikki Haley to this U.N. position, when he was president.

Old blog 6 March 2024, when Nikki Haley was still on the campaign trail.

This is a quote from Michael Steele, one of the MSNBC hosts. You also remember he knows the lungs, veins and kidneys of the Republican Party because he is a former RNC Chair.

“Let Nikki Haley do Nikki Haley until she cannot do Nikki Haley,” pardon me Michael Steele, if I missed some bits and pieces.

I heard him on a show he co-hosts. Steele was part of a panel that was discussing Nikki Haley, who was still on the campaign trail, even after candidates like Ron Desantis, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy and Chris Christie had thrown in the towel. Why is she still running, when Donald Trump is the heir apparent to the throne? Some party members and the media tried to nudge her out of the door. The heir apparent wanted her kicked out, period.

Michael Steele said it’s up to her. It’s her decision to stay on the campaign trail as long as she wants, Trump’s numbers notwithstanding. Nikki Haley did just that and made GOP history by winning two primaries, Washington D.C. and Vermont, before she got off the train. I did not like the BBC headline that she left after winning only two primaries. That is missing the point. Nobody expected her to bag even one primary, because she couldn’t catch the sun, Donald Trump the demi-god.

She did the impossible, showed that the ostrich egg can be cracked. Donald Trump is not invincible. Nikky Haley proved it can be done, take back America.

Nonqaba waka Msimang

Executive Blogger

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