Nikki Haley opposes Trump’s views on Russian Federation at confirmation hearing

“The United Nations will be better because Nikki Haley will be a part of it”, Scott said.

The nominee assailed the Obama administration for failing to block the U.N. Security Council from condemning Israel’s settlements in east Jerusalem and the West Bank.

In response to senators’ questions, she made it clear that the USA should not accept Russia’s annexation of Crimea nor its covert military intervention in eastern Ukraine, and insisted that U.S. sanctions should be maintained until Moscow changed its behaviour there. And in fact, I would suggest there is nothing more important to a governor’s success than her ability to unite those with different backgrounds, viewpoints, and objectives behind a common goal.

Coulter has also wrongly called Haley an immigrant and said that Haley therefore “does not understand America’s history”.

She stressed the importance of alliances such as North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and other global coalitions, and stressed that the new administration should not use “slash and burn” techniques when it came to cutting USA funding for the UN.

In some cases, Haley noted, “the United Nations does more harm than good”. “NATO has been an alliance that we value and an alliance that we need to keep”. “We look forward to working together with her to undo the damage done by the shameful Security Council resolution, and to lead towards a new era at the United Nations, which includes real reforms that will put an end to the biased obsession with Israel”.

“The Human Rights Council is one [agency] in particular, where we need to question, what is the goal when they allow Cuba and China to serve on it?” “I don’t think you should slash and cut across the board”.

“Climate change will always be on the table for me”, Haley said.

“We contribute 22 percent of the U.N.’s budget, far more than any other country”, Haley said.

She also reassured the foreign policy establishment rattled by Trump’s election that she agreed with many of their cherished causes.

Haley did not give a clear indication of whether she would support withdrawing from the Iran agreement, but certainly did not sound like she would advise for it.

“I was most impressed to see Gov. Haley’s passion for US values and her statements on how she sees the role of the United Nations are very encouraging.” said Ranking Member Ben Cardin (D-MD), indicating that Senate Democrats will not try to derail her nomination.

The former reality TV star – now president-elect – once suggested that climate change is a “hoax created by China” to disrupt the USA economy and harm American business.

But she defended Trump for looking for ways to engage with Russian Federation, arguing its help will be vital on issues such as fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). “But then what will happen is that they won’t take any votes yet”, Oldendick said.

She spoke in favor of granting asylum to refugees from Afghanistan, such as interpreters who helped keep her husband’s National Guard unit safe, but said she would reject Syrian refugees because FBI Director James Comey said there’s not enough information to vet them properly.