Trump Rejects Nikki Haley As VP, She Confirms It’s ‘Off the Table’

Published on January 20, 2024

Former President Donald Trump said Friday that he most likely would not choose former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as his running mate in the 2024 presidential election, claiming she lacks what it takes to do the job. “She is not presidential timber,” the former president said at a rally in Concord, New Hampshire, on Jan. 19. “Now, when I say that, that probably means that she’s not going to be chosen as the vice president.” Ms. Haley has emerged as the former president’s most formidable foe in the primaries, polling in second place and toughening her rhetoric against President Trump—though avoiding overt attacks....