Rep. Steve King: Nikki Haley Isn’t A ‘Principled Conservative’ – But She

“Mr. Trump has definitely contributed to what I think is just irresponsible talk”, Haley told NBC’s “Today Show”.

Did Nikki Haley damage her chances of being the GOP’s vice-presidential nominee because of her remarks following President Obama’s State of the Union address? There is at least one policy question – immigration – at play, and there is also the matter of presidential politics – specifically, Donald Trump’s candidacy.

“Today, we live in a time of threats like few others in recent memory”. She urged people to resist the temptation to “follow the siren call of the angriest voices”. ” ‘This is just something that we just learned in SC that I’m passing along”.

Nikki Haley’s call to Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump to tamp down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric won praise from Republicans and Democrats alike, but the real estate mogul was not amused.

She also said no one willing to work hard “should ever feel unwelcome in this country” – an apparent response to Trump’s controversial statements about Mexican immigrants and his plan to temporarily bar Muslims from entering the U.S.

John Thune, a member of the GOP Senate leadership, stood by the SC governor.

Haley said in an interview on CNN Wednesday morning that her speech partly targeted Trump and that party leaders reviewed her speech before she delivered it Tuesday. He supported me in both campaigns, but just because you disagree with someone doesn’t mean you’re not a friend.

After getting Louis’s take, Costello turned back to Shachtman as she recalled: “And lest we forget, Noah, Nikki Haley is conservative”.

“She’s certainly matured in the office, when she went in it was a little ‘us vs. them, ‘” Republican strategist Chip Felkel told MSNBC. “I want people to come into the country, but I want them to come in legally, and that’s a very big distinction”. “I’m angry at the way the country’s being run and by the results that we have”. She has powerful stories of being an immigrant. “Over the years she’s asked me for a hell of a lot of money in campaign contributions”.

“I don’t think Mr. Trump will bring it up”. Candidates like Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, and Chris Christie seem to be trying to walk it. I think Ted Cruz is, as well.

In spite of talking only about the next one year, Obama said he wanted to focus on the next five years, the nest ten years and even beyond. President Reagan signed legislation granting amnesty to numerous illegal immigrants then living in the shadows in the US. “I have a lot of admiration for the governor”, McDonough said Wednesday describing parts of her speech as “admirable”. “And when I see something wrong, I say it”, Haley said.

“Speaker Ryan and Gov. Haley provide an important contrast, particularly with independent voters, to show what the Republican Party is really about, and it’s not about Donald Trump”, said Brian Walsh, a Republican strategist.