Nikki Haley claims that she told a top official on President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team that she didn’t want a position in his Cabinet.
On her Sirius XM radio show, “Nikki Haley Live,” the former U.N. ambassador under Trump said that Steve Witkoff, who is going to be Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, told her that he wanted a “truce” between the two Republicans.
I told him at the time, there was no truce needed, that I had — that Trump had my support, there was no issues on my end,” Haley said, recalling the conversation she had with Witkoff.
“And to that point, he was like, ‘What do you want? Tell me what you want. Is there anything you want?’ And I said, ‘There’s nothing I want.’ And there wasn’t anything I wanted,” Haley added.
I told him at the time, there was no truce needed, that I had — that Trump had my support, there was no issues on my end,” Haley said, recalling the conversation she had with Witkoff.
“And to that point, he was like, ‘What do you want? Tell me what you want. Is there anything you want?’ And I said, ‘There’s nothing I want.’ And there wasn’t anything I wanted,” Haley added.
Haley’s proclamation of support wasn’t always a given. Some questioned whether or not she would support Trump when he won the Republican nominee. Haley wasn’t considered a trustworthy ally for the Republican ticket’s victory until she gave Trump her “strong endorsement” in a speech at the Republican National Convention in July.
Haley stated on the podcast episode, “Basically four times between July and Election Day, I had said that because I meant it,” in reference to her repeated statements that she did not want to serve in the Trump administration despite her endorsement.