Trump has spent months attacking ‘bird brain’ Nikki Haley. Now he’s mulling her for VP

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After spending months lashing out at his closest Republican rival in the 2024 race, Donald Trump is now said to be considering her as his second in command if he retakes the White House.

Multiple insiders told Politico and CBS News that the former president has been asking allies what they think about him picking Nikki Haley as vice president if he secures the GOP nomination.

“What do you think of Nikki?” Mr Trump has reportedly asked.

The suggestion, however, has been widely panned by his inner circle, with the sources saying that Mr Trump’s allies and advisors are attempting to warn him off the thought – arguing that Ms Haley doesn’t match together with his Maga base.

Many have additionally publicly slammed Ms Haley in an obvious bid to additional dissuade the previous president from severely contemplating her.

Mr Trump’s eldest son Don Jr just lately mentioned in a Newsmax interview that he’ll “go to great lengths to make sure” a Trump-Haley ticket doesn’t emerge.

Meanwhile, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson mentioned this week on his podcast that he plans to “advocate against” the union “as strongly as I could”.

Mr Trump has additionally thrown different names into the ring together with South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, Arizona Republican and staunch Maga loyalist Kari Lake, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, Senator Tim Scott, Senator J.D. Vance, Representative Byron Donalds and Represenative Elise Stefanik, in keeping with Politico.

But Mr Trump’s consideration of Ms Haley as his vice chairman is shocking given he has repeatedly attacked her of late – and brought to calling her the offensive, infantile nickname “bird brain”.

His fury at Ms Haley – the previous South Carolina governor and former US ambassador to the United Nations – comes as she has emerged as his largest Republican rival within the 2024 race.

While Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was initially seen as his predominant contender, it’s Ms Haley who’s closing in on Mr Trump within the polls – one thing that might really make her the pure selection as his second in command.

A brand new ballot, launched by the American Research Group on Thursday, revealed that the previous governor is now inside 4 share factors of Mr Trump within the New Hampshire Republican presidential major.

In complete, 29 per cent of respondents mentioned that Ms Haley was their most well-liked candidate to 33 per cent for Mr Trump.

Another ballot this week – the Emerson College’s statewide ballot of Iowa – additionally revealed that she had surged into second place.

Mr Trump was lower than happy in regards to the New Hampshire ballot, lashing out and calling it a “scam” on Truth Social on Friday.

“FAKE NEW HAMPSHIRE POLL WAS RELEASED ON BIRDBRAIN. JUST ANOTHER SCAM!” he ranted.

As Ms Haley narrows the hole with the frontrunner, she has begun pushing again on Mr Trump’s ongoing assaults.

Speaking to supporters at a rally in Iowa this week, Ms Haley claimed that Mr Trump was merely “getting nervous” about her rising assist.

“Donald Trump is now attacking me. That’s the sound of us surging,” she mentioned.