Sally Kohn: How did Nikki Haley feel about Donald Trump early on? Kohn: She was not a supporter. You know, she she really criticized him. One thing she called him out for was just the tenor of his communications. In 2016, she campaigned for Florida Senator Marco Rubio and against Donald Trump. When candidate Trump tweeted back, the people of South Carolina are embarrassed by Nikki Haley, she replied with the withering put down beloved by Southern women.
Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, is running for president. Vox’s Andrew Prokop says she’s likely the first of many prominent Republicans to challenge Trump.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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