nikki haley will be nikki haley. she'll be real. she'll be authentic.icies of president trump were phenomenal. look at what we're facing now. and haley and all the others will put into effect the sound policies that donald trump did. and so-so no, i don't think she'll differentiate herself. i think she'll lay out a division of priorities that the country will like, and it will be just what america needs now. it's going to take a lot to turn this ship around, and i think she is the person to do it. i saw her do it in south carolina, and i think she'll do it for south carolina. >> there is another south carolinian in the race, the junior senator representing south carolina in the u.s. senate, tim scott. what made you decide to go with nikki haley when you have another person who you serve with in the congress running for president? >> well, i mean, i served with tim scott a short time when he came in the house. symptom a great friend of mine, a great guy. i just think nikki haley has what it takes. her personal skills, her retail politics. but i think wha

that is a thing nikki haley did. when you begin to peel the layers back, when she gets into cultural discussions, that's when she's most uncomfortable. and you can tell that. when she's talking about foreign policy, afghanistan, russia, she's good. but when she starts talking about trans issues and women's issues of our lifetime, for example, when she says that trans girls in a women's bathroom is the women's issue of our time, all i can think about is the fact that my wife nearly died in child birth. and me and audi and add i did and many others think the greatest issue during our time is african american women die in child birth three times more than white women. or in south carolina, her own state, thousands of women do not have access to obgyns. when you have these cultural conversations and match them against her record, that's when she starts to look funny in the light. she's very, very skilled. she's going to be dangerous on a debate stage. and if she does not like you -- i'm talking to you, ron desantis -- sh

nikki: thank. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2023] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> and we hope you will join us for future new china playbook events. ambassador haley, thank you so much. nikki: it is a pleasure. thank you so much. [applause] [indiscernible conversations] ♪ >> c-span's campaign 2024 election is your front row seat. speeches and events, to make up your own mind. campaign 2024 on the c-span networks. c-span now our free mobile video app or anytime online at c-span.org. c-span, your unfiltered view of politics. ♪ >> c-span's "washington journal," involving you to discuss the latest issues in government, politics and public policy. from washington d.c. and across the country, coming up wednesday morning, politico political reported discusses this week's supreme court decision -- that impacts redistricting. and timothy head of the faith and freedom coalition tal

governor desantis was there, nikki haley was there. did a town haul last night and will be on our show today. the hot issue for democrats is overturning of roe v. wade and they want to show the reason the midterms were not a red wave were because of that. as usual and not wrong, jake tapper asked nikki haley, would you sign on to what desantis signed on, six-week ban on abortion. listen to what she said. six-week ban theer rhetorically came to your desk, will you sign it? >> i will answer that when you ask kamala harris and biden if they would agree to 37 weeks, 38 weeks, 39 weeks, then i'll answer your question. no one asked them that. no one asked them how late they are willing to go. >> brian: there you go. she reversed it on them. >> steve: good point. >> brian: she said kamala harris never weighed in on it, they found something in cnn records to say joe biden does have a limit. >> ainsley: she said it is time to leave the baggage of the past. she was asked if she would support the republican nominee if it is not nikki haley. she s

>> those are moments in time, so it's nikki if you are comfortable. >> i will call you ambassador nikkiey -- >> if you are going to pick, it's governor. >> governor haley, you are days away from getting more competition in the republican contest and several candidates are launching their bids, but tell the people of iowa and those at home why are you the best republican to take on the president joe biden. >> the reason we got in when we did is i didn't care who else was getting in or what other issues were at play, we have a country to save and that's all i was thinking about. i took a two-term governor and i was at the u.n. and i dependant deal with one country and i held with 193, and i took the "kick me" sign off our backs. it's the time to leave baggage in the past, and start thinking about families across america. if you look at all the challenges we have, look at inflation, look at the lack of transparency and education, and look at what is happening with crime and hook at our border, and the idea that we had a chinese spy balloon flying over our country. we deserve better, and yo

nikki haley has a bit more name i.d.places than tim scott does, but tim scott has plenty of money to get his name out there on the airwaves right now with, i think, a $6 million ad buy from his campaign and then his super pac also throwing about $7 million in to some advertising as well. so it's going to come down to south carolina in terms of deciding where this race goes forward next year in 2024, still a long way away. we have to wait to see what these polls do, with a wait and see what happens on the debate stage. so, a lot will happen. but, you know, if you don't win your home state, that's going to probably be a turning point there for those guys for sure. amna: still a long way to go. we cannot say that enough. kay henderson and gavin jackson from our pbs families in iowa and south carolina, for joining us tonight. ♪ geoff: pakistan's ousted prime minister, imran khan, has been caught in a political storm for the past several weeks. earlier this month, he was arrested by paramilitary forces on corruption charges,

i think nikki haley will be able to stand the test of time.t think it's her time. >> i -- so, i get it may not be what most voters are focuseded on. but a real issue with entitlements, i thought jake did a good job asking for a plan. she is one that said younger folks in their 20s can't be guaranteed to retire at whatever age we're at now. we're at 64? >> so far away. >> you're closer. >> listen to this. this is where jake asked her, at what age? what is your plan then to get this back on track? here's the exchange. >> time for some honesty from nikki haley. if the retirement age is 66 or 67 right now, what you are talking about raising it to for the people in their 20s? >> we have to do the calculations. we have to figure out -- >> count it. >> i am will going to count it. you know what accountants do? they do home work and they make sure they do it right or don't do it. i won't give you a false number. >> it was not an answer. >> yeah. it was a little bit of a dodge. i do like the fact she's being honest about it. they're trying to appeal to

it's nikki.o i'm comfortable with nikki if you want to do that. [ applause ] >> i'm going to call you ambassador haley. but the people here can call you nikki if they want. >> if you're going to pick them then go with governor. >> okay. so governor haley, you've been in the race for almost four months now and you're just days away from getting some more competition in the republican contest. several candidates are launching their bids this week but tell the people of iowa and those at home why are you the best republican to take on president joe biden? >> we welcome anybody else in the race. but i will tell you that the reason we got in when we did is i didn't care who else was getting in. i didn't care what other issues were at play. we've got a country to save. and that's all i was thinking about. i am a two-term governor that took a double-digit unemployment state and turned it into an economic powerhouse. i was at the u.n. i didn't deal with one country. i dealt with 193. and i took the kick

patrick and nikki are still constantly harassed >> they have been texting us during this interview. >> reporter: and their harassers use voice synthesizers and other technology to mask their identity >> maybe you should get a real job then again, you'll be able to learn a trade in prison >> reporter: at the same time, they can't get the police to stop coming. the milwaukee police department tells nbc news they have been to patrick and nikki's house at least 40 times, but they didn't share any ideas for how they're going to solve this problem. in a statement, they told us, "mpd has a duty to respond to calls for service in order to ensure that no one is in danger." how dangerous is swatting >> it's extremely dangerous. >> reporter: now, the fbi is getting involved, creating a swatting command center, so police departments is exchange information >> we know the problem exists throughout the country, i think the fbi recognizes that we have resources in order to help track what's going on to be able to easily share information with one another to report incidents. >> reporter: meanwhile,

several candidates including florida governor ron desantis and also former south carolina governor nikki haley, we have heard verbiage around a weaponization of the department of justice. fellow republicans are questioning the biden administration's take on not only a former president from the opposing party but also potentially bidens rival for the 2024 presidential race. we are seeing that characterization from some in the field and we are seeing some like former our concert governor asa hutchinson -- former arkansas governor asa hutchinson telling trump to pull out of the race. he says the country doesn't need to be dealing with. there are others like the biotech entrepreneur who has not only joined others in condemning this weaponization of the federal judicial system and prosecutorial system but also saying he would pardon trump if he reelected to the nation's highest office. there is definitely a difference of opinion among the republicans who are competing alongside trump for the gop nomination. again, when we back earlier this year to alvin bragg's case in manhattan against trump

and nikki haley and tim scott.ly, how do you navigate trump -- we all know that there is that core 30% that you've got to pull a little bit, of that are die hard with trump. and it's a uniquely hard for mike pence pose january six to get those folks. so the other theory of the cases that you try to activate some registered primary voters, who maybe didn't turn out in the trump years, with a hopeful future leading message. i don't sleep on mike pence, as somebody who may rise in the polls, because he's incredibly politically astute, he's traveled all over the country boosting of other republican candidates before. >> i totally agree with that. he is done well since he left office. he's made visits to south carolina number of times, he's cultivated evangelical voters in those visits to south carolina, particularly in places like -- family council. and he's done so in other early primary states. so he's done some work already to lay the groundwork. >> but who is voting for mike pence in the republican primary? what ki

>> i think with tim scott and nikki haley in the race we have to talk about those.ey are shining examples of how you can overcome difficult challenges as a youth and still go onto do great thing. one of the things that i thought really stood out in this podcast former president obama was very kind and cautious of not being critical of former president trump. but one thing that i thought that really stood out that david mentioned was talking about former president trump and what he called the trump political project, which is kind of like the hunger games. and it says, you know, people feel as though only stupid people follow the rules and government is corrupt and rigged against you. that's kind of what we're seeing today playing out on the campaign trail. i talked with several of the republican campaigns that are out there in iowa, new hampshire, south carolina, and that's how the trump indictment is impacting them. they say people aren't really talking about trump, but the pepinization of the doj and the government is out to get them and how the legal system and t

nikki haley i think has a smart approach.n the republican party that is more serious about actually addressing some of the deep inequalities that still exists in our society. that tracks rice. and it is a consequence of a racial history. and if that happens, i think that would be fantastic. >> this, morning senator scott hit back. there it is. >> there is no higher complimentary tack by president obama. whatever the democrats feel, they drag out the former president and have him make some negative comments about someone running. hoping that the numbers go. down here is what people need to know. the truth of my life just proves the lies of the radical left. >> this is just days after haley issued this twitter response. quote, president obama sets minorities backed by singling them out as victims instead of empowering them. my parents didn't raise me to think that would be a victim. they raised me to know that i was responsible for my success. let's bring in don calloway. democratic strategist and founder of the national voter

nikki haley is trying to set herself apart from the republican front runners. took part in a cnn town hall to try to convince voters why they should pick her over former president trump and others. for the first time since she has been on the campaign trail, nikki said she is against gun regulations known as red flag laws. >> i do not trust that they will not take them away from people that rightfully deserve to have them. it is a constitutional right for people to protect themselves. >> she also answered questions about her stance on social security and abortion rights. >> reporter: nikki haley making a generational appeal to republican voters in iowa at eight town hall, telling voters she is in it to win it. she took direct aim at former president trump and florida's governor on social security and medicare. >> they both said we will not deal with entitlement reform. do not lie to them and say we do not have to deal with it, yes we do. it is the reality. i will always tell the truth. >> reporter: she sought to walk a careful line on abortion policy. she decli

but nikki haley, well, take a listen to her.er tune a bit. >> if this indictment is true, if what it says is actually the case, president trump was incredibly reckless with our national security. more than that, i'm a military spouse. my husband is about to deploy this weekend. this puts all of our military men and women in danger. it's reckless, it's frustrating and it causes problems. and you know we're looking now, this is the second indictment. we're looking at possibly a third indictment. >> so that's not what she said out of the gate. but that is -- that is, i think, what she actually thinks. >> i mean, it seems like it of course. on friday, she called it prosecutorial overreach. what has happened since friday? a few other people have spoken out about it. one is bill barr. and he, you know, calls it like he sees it. at least most people who have known him say. her words follow that. but, look, there has to be -- there's an audience in the republican party, in the republican primary elected for people who do not like this.

it started at last night's cnn town hall with nikki haley.he former south carolina governor sharpened her attacks on donald trump and ron desantis and took questions on abortion and guns. >>> and new this morning, tension with china. u.s. navy releasing video of the moment a chinese warship crossed in front of an american destroyer coming within 150 yards of the u.s. ship. the navy slamming this as an unsafe interaction. >> today could be apple's biggest product launch since the apple watch. the company's push into virtual reality land with consumers and investors? also, it's expensive. we'll get into that. >> yes, it is. and we're all tied up. miami holds off the denver nug nets -- nuggets of the nba finals. >> that was a good one, miami heats up. did you watch? >> i was asleep. >> i was going to bed and my husband is watching and i hear you him aggravated. i think he wanted the nuggets to win. yeah. game two making it an even more exciting series. we'll get to sports in a moment. let's begin with politics this morning. nikki haley taking so

wee begin with nikki haley, the 2024 presidential contender breaking with former president trump andlorida governor ron desantis on a cnn town hall last night. they differentiated herself from her rivals, sometimes, by name, on a number of points including social security and medicare. and january 6. here's haley on ukraine where trump and desantis have avoided clearly backing the country's fight against russian aggression. listen. >> this is bigger than ukraine. this is a war about freedom. and it's one we have to win. a win for ukraine is a win for all of us. because tyrants tell us exactly what they're going to do. what we heard, china said they were going to take hong kong, they did it. russia said they were going to invade ukraine, we watched that happen. china says taiwan is next, we better believe them. russia says poland and the ballotics are next, if that happens, we're looking at a world war. this is about preventing war. >> cnn's jeff zeleny has more from the site of the town hall in des moines, iowa. >> reporter: former south carolina governor nikki haley making a generat

former south carolina governor, nikki haley, is trying to set herself apart from the republican front runners pick she took part in a cnn town hall sunday night in iowa to try to convince voters why they should choose her over former president donald trump, florida governor ron desantis, and others. here's more. >> reporter: former south carolina governor nikki haley making a generational appeal to republican voters in iowa on sunday night, at a cnn town hall, telling voters she is in it to win it making it clear that she is trying to elevate her candidacy in the growing field of republican candidates. she did so by taking direct aim at former president donald trump, and florida governor ron desantis, particularly on social security and medicare. >> i know that trump and desantis have both said we are not going to deal with entitlement before, don't lie to them and say oh, we don't have to deal with entitlement reform. yes, we do. yes, we do, it is the reality. i'm always going to tell the truth is going to hurt? yes. >> she sought to walk a careful line on abortion policy. she is una

nikki haley. that is being held in des moines, iowa.here the entire field and likely candidates campaigned this weekend with one notable exception, donald trump who skipped the gathering. iowa is the first of the nation for the nominating process. one person in attendance was mike pence. he's expected to announce in iowa in a few days. and also chris christie is expected to enter this crowded field of candidates and jeff zeleny is in des moines at the site of tonight's htown hall. there are so many entering the race, that is going to make it very interesting in terms of any of these candidates trying to knock donald trump out of the top of this field. >> well, jim, this week the number does hit ten in terms of major republican candidates here and there are a couple still potentially who will announce in the coming weeks. but nor now, the field is growing and there is considerable enthusiasm among republicans. that is clear yesterday at a gathering athe iowa state fair grounds why joni ernst hosted most of the candidates with the excepti

i was impressed with nikki haley.when i listened to both her, nikki haley, ambassador hale and governor desantis, they pretty much laid out the same issues that we have going on and they tried address them in the same manner is what i took out of them when both of them came down and spoke to us. both of them are for defunding the sanctuary cities for pretty much continuing what you mentioned earlier what president trump had started. i was very impressed with regards to ambassador nikki haley. i was also impressed are congressman tony gonzales and she didn't refer to him as a border czar she knows he is very involved in the border. she not only addressed the issues with the border she showed compassion illegal aliens being trafficked. that's another thing that effects us in the latino communities. a lot of us are walk aways and we come from the democrat party. that's something that we bring along that we are very compassionate people. >> brian: john, there was 440,000 last year. you got about 4 million illegals come ac

right now he's pacing around mar-a-lago going "sicky nikki? nikki faley? oh, nikki epic fail-y?"ughter] we learned from "the new york times" over the weekend that trump's new nickname for ron desantis is "meatball ron." [laughter] why? i have no idea. but now that nikki haley is officially running, everyone wants to know what that means for meatball. >> do you plan on following suit? >> ha ha, wouldn't you like to know. >> jimmy: he's so charismatic, you know? [laughter] trump is going to eat that meatball like a snack. [applause] surprisingly, trump did not lash out at nikki haley. he was busy incriminating himself on truth social. he posted, "many of the so-called documents that the gestapo took in the raid of mar-a-lago" -- the fbi is the gestapo now. and by the way, if the fbi was the gestapo, he would have invited them over for dinner. [laughter] "unlike the 'no raids of biden,' these were merely inexpensive and very common folders with words such as 'presidential reading,' 'confidential,' 'classified,' or other words stamped on the front cover. there was nothing inside of t

. >> ali, you're with another republican presidential hopeful, nikki haley, who spent a lot of theirkki haley saying about the former president, and more to the point, what are voters who you talked to saying >> yeah, chris, not much mention of trump here, at least not in the sense of the indictments that he's currently facing there was one reference here to haley's time as his former u.n. ambassador really that was all. this is the point on the campaign trail where all of these candidates need to be establishing themselves as individuals. frankly as i have been on the campaign trail with haley, and in her home state of south carolina, most of the voters i spoke to said they were not just open to her, they were in some ways liking the fact that she could turn the page and be what she says is a new generation of leader what's important about susan's point, and it speaks to something that haley said on the trail, if these folks in south carolina and other early states don't get involved in the primary they cannot complain about the kind of candidate they get in the general it's clearly

already in the running is nikki haley. tonight, cnn hosts a prime time town hall with her and cnn's jeff zeleny is in des moines at the site of tonight's event with a preview. jeff? >> reporter: jim, republicans are beginning to take their seats at the town hall that will be under way in a couple of hours. these are republican voters who are focusing on this race and will be paying attention closely throughout the summer and fall months as this campaign comes together. but it has been a busy weekend of campaigning here. most of the candidates, as you said, were making their cases and introductions to iowa voters on saturday at the iowa state fairgrounds at an event hosted by senator joni ernst. but it is nikki haley who has been in this race longer than anyone except donald trump. she's been campaigning frequently across the state. she had this to say about her commitment to iowa voters and the campaign. >> i have been to iowa. i think we've done over 25 events. i'm going to keep coming. i'm not doing shortcuts. i'm not go

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i have never seen it for nikki haley.ou know sheerks has been a great republican for a lot of years but she worked for trump then said she would never run against trump and now she is attacking desantis for being too much like trump. i mean, her message -- the reality is it's trump and then desantis and then it's really everybody else. the everybody else has to get rid of desantis. i expect her to spend a lot of time on him because he is the major roadblock. you can't beat the final boss if you can't beat the early level. for the rest of these folks, haley and others get rid of desantis first and see what happens later. >> this seems to be a primary within the primary. thank you so much. >>> live look here at the site of the cnn town hall tonight in des moines, iowa. not much happening now. but in 13 hours there will be people in that room. jake tapper will be one them moderating the cnn republican presidential town hall with former south carolina governor nikki haley tonight at 8:00 right here on cnn. >>> overseas now. m

which is cynical politicians like nikki haley are okay with. to women in america is that there are some trans kids who might want to play sports in school. and it is offensive and it is wrong and the fact is that the trans community is still subject to enormous violence in this country and discrimination and this rhetoric gives a rich structure for people to hate on those kids. and it is wrong. >> florida governor ron desantis was also an iowa zeke weekend i wanted to share just a bit of what he had to say. lovely this isn't a drinking game. watch. >> as president, i recognize that the woke mind virus represents a war on the truth. so, we will wage a war on the woke. we will fight the woke in education, we will fight the woke in the corporations. we will fight the woke in the halls of congress. we will never surrender to the woke mob. we will leak woke ideology leave it to the dustbin of history. it is gone. >> seven woke's in 26 seconds. luckily i did make you do a shot for every single. one not, economics not health care. not affordable child

several candidates including florida governor ron desantis and also former south carolina governor nikki haley, we have heard verbiage around a weaponization of the department of justice. fellow republicans are questioning the biden administration's take on not only a former president from the opposing party but also potentially bidens rival for the 2024 presidential race. we are seeing that characterization from some in the field and we are seeing some like former our concert governor asa hutchinson -- former arkansas governor asa hutchinson telling trump to pull out of the race. he says the country doesn't need to be dealing with. there are others like the biotech entrepreneur who has not only joined others in condemning this weaponization of the federal judicial system and prosecutorial system but also saying he would pardon trump if he reelected to the nation's highest office. there is definitely a difference of opinion among the republicans who are competing alongside trump for the gop nomination. again, when we back earlier this year to alvin bragg's case in manhattan against trump

ambassador, nikki haley. nikki, thank you for your insight and for taking time today. >> thanks so much. griff: anita? anita: for more now on major developments playing out in russia, joining me now live is senior research fellow for international affairs and national security at the heritage foundation, victoria coates. thanks for coming on with us today. really appreciate your time. we just heard from nikki haley, i know you were listening to that interview, saying that, you know, now is the time for the u.s. to look to see how we can move this situation further forward and show more support for ukraine with our allies and try to get putin out of ukraine because she says he's obviously distract thed right now, and this is an opening. do you agree? >> good to be with you, anita. and, certainly, i think ambassador haley had some very strong words there. i wish she or someone like her were commander in chief right now. my issue is, you know, the biden administration has been very timid and incremental this the

but what's been interesting is despite having tim scott, despite having nikki haley, republicans don'tlks in america i want to play audio from nikki haley and gets your thoughts as to whether or not this kind of messaging is part of the problem? >> there's one thing that bothers me the most is this national self-loathing that has taken over our country the idea that they say america is bad or that it's rotten or that it's racist you elected me the first female minority governor in history america is not racist. we're blessed. >> you were the governor of a state where a man went and massacred nine people after praying with them and you didn't want to take down the flag that he was inspired by you don't have much to say when you hear these things, it goes over well with the crt crowd and conservative white people and racists and the proud boy types, but is this going to get latino voters in the suburbs of austin? is this going to get working class african americans living outside of cleveland is this kind of messaging going to go anywhere or is it really just for the ears of the white pr

presidential candidate nikki haley with this. listen here. >> saudis are not going to listen to joe biden because he basically called the crown prince a pariah. he is getting dirty oil from venezuela and iran. >> john: jeff flock is in an oil refinery in new jersey. >> pbs refinery here. they certainly figure to rise. they've been good lately. take a look at the latest numbers on the average gallon of regular in the u.s. is $3.55 today. about what it's been for the last month. a lot cheaper than this time last year. it was pushing $5. that said, these cuts in production definitely lead to higher prices. listen to what one analyst said -- i'll tell you what he said. gas is not going to become cheaper. if anything, it will become margin ali more expensive. a contentious meeting in vienna. saudi arabia wanted everybody to cut. they want to drive prices up. in the end, nobody agreed so saudis said they'll do it themselves. a million barrels of day. that added to the 3.6 million that were already announced, that means 4 1/2 million ba

is nikki haley right? is the race against kamala harris, not joe biden?> i will answer but first i have to respond to something karine jean-pierre said in the clip when she said everyone thought joe biden couldn't win in 2020 and he did. he did with a lot of assistance from the deep state, the intelligence agencies from former intelligent agents who said the laptop was disinformation have the american people known about the corruption and the big guy, there clear polling that shows donald trump would have won that election and that's with the assistance from the media and everybody who had 90% negative coverage of trump versus joe biden so let's put that to rest but nikki haley brings up excellent points. indeed, the democrat party doesn't want you to think about it but is true, there's one concern, they need joe biden to last and it's hard to imagine stumbling and falling across world stages they need him to last until the election because they know kamala harris couldn't win this election, they need joe biden, at least he has some chance, definitely mor

nikki haley was interesting yesterday because she is trying to win over voters. she said this puts all our military men and women in danger. this is reckless. she raises again the possibility of a third indictment. somebody who knows national security from her time at the united nations, it would be very hard for her to be as glib perhaps as kevin mccarthy is doing with secrets of this kind.

when you look at nikki haley, someone who was the u.s. ambassador and knows about the handling of classified documents, it's something you raised, andrea. you said, watch and see what people who are on the senate intelligence committees, those committees and people who have dealt with this before, how they react, because they understand what the implications are. >> nikki haley is a switch from where she was. >> nikki haley is one of the biggest headlines here because chris christie has come out swinging out of the gate. nikki haley has been hesitant to criticize her former boss. she's been talked about as a potential vp. here's the big but. you still have more than 70% of republicans saying they believe these charges are politicly motivated. i think you need to see a chorus of voices, ron desantis join in. >> lindsey graham was on the sunday show on abc over the weekend and he got heated in his defense of donald trump. he said it isn't fair the way it's being targeted, although he said he can't defend the actions. there was marco rubio w

nikki haley, this is a brilliant mind, and here's why. consultant, and he said the importance of framing the issues the number one thing in politics. what you want to do is you want to frame an issue that makes your opponent operate in a space that hurts them. so when a republican says we are actually running against kamala harris, what does that make democrats say? that makes democrats have to talk about joe biden's age, joe biden's physical, and joe biden's mental health. it puts them in an even more awkward position because then they also have to insist and acknowledge that kamala harris is next in line. and they have to try to say she is ready for the job, or they have to admit, you know what, she's not ready for the job, and that makes a point about joe biden, that joe biden had the biggest decision he would ever make when he named his vice president. and you are basically saying that decision was terrible, so -- and it also makes black women extremely upset when you are having a conversation about kamala harris not being ready for t

for nikki haley, it's probably a calculation.e foundation for that belief is, i think that is dangerous. i think when you acknowledge yourself to be, i am here because i am an exception. i am here because i am an miracle in this country. then that in and of itself means that there are some issues that hold other people who look like you back. >> mark, what is the lane for a tim scott or nikki haley to become president? is it to try to stay in the good graces of trump as long as possible, while getting established republicans and independents? >> well, i think the lane is a lane where you appeal to republicans who want a normal republican party again and want to put trump in the rear-view mirror. i think, first of all, nikki haley is a very daft campaigner, did a great job on your town hall, showed her experience, showed her unflapbility, and showed she's kind of a normal republican, a little bit of a throwback. is that going to appeal to trump base voters? probably not. but there's room for others in this race. and tim scott, by

someone else who is in the race who was the ambassador to the u.n., under donald trump is nikki haleyember when she first threw her hat in the ring and she was gharls stolen and she made that pitch for administering mental competency test for politicians over the age of 755? she was looking at joe biden. we watched joe biden fall down the stairs and fall on the stage literally on his face. and so she is now saying -- she said a vote for joe biden is really a vote for kamala harris. listen. >> let's be very clear, if they think it's going to be president biden, a vote for president biden is actually a vote for president harris. we are running against kamala harris, make no bones about it. the "new york times" knows it. every liberal knows it. they know that it's kamala harris that's going to end up being president of the united states if joe biden wins this election. >> brian: so can you believe that's worse news than joe biden running is he has got 41% real clear average approval rating. >> and it's heading in the wrong direction with 33% approval on the economy. but, yet, if you brin

there are two things behind this nikki haley thing.state that had a six-week abortion ban. your doctor would be arrested for cutting abortion. but she says that the most important issue is not that. it is trans girls in the track locker room. your thoughts? >> you are exactly right. this is political theater and it is dangerous. what she is doing by spreading this type of horrific misinformation and lies about the trans community is going to lead to rely violence. this is where we're seeing one in five of her hate crimes being targeted towards the lgbtq+ community. this is why we see armed people and drag queens story hours and pediatricians having to get our walk to their cars by armed guards. because of the culture of the violence they are creating. and i will say this. if you want to talk about the issues that should have talked about them. if you look at her record in south carolina she has not done the job necessary to create the kind of vision where people can be safer. south carolina is at the bottom of the list for education an

the thing with nikki haley is this.e may have the most political talent on the race, on the republican or democratic side. my question is, does she have the political will. and what i mean by that is she's got to come up in the polls. she's hovered around 1 to 5%. and that is going to require her to take on donald trump directly, something that she largely avoided doing, except with some minor areas like ukraine last night. >> including in her own state. and that's problematic. >> she kind of went for the jugular -- not the jugular, but the capillary last night, you know. she just sort of grazed him. her whole theme was, we have to get past the vendetta politics and anger and division and so on. well, he's sort of the author of all of that, and if you're not willing to take him on on that, you're not going to make the separation you need to make. >> she also said that politics is a blood sport and i know that better than anyone, so let's see if she'll really, really get into it. i would love for you both to weigh in on

. >> jonathan: another contender, former south carolina governor nikki haley seemed to condemn trump's alleged actions. >> if this indictment is true, if what it says is actually the case, president trump was incredibly reckless with our national security. >> jonathan: but the very next day, she too was raising the possibility of a trump pardon. >> what's happening is unfortunate. i think the justice department has handled this whole thing terribly. you know, when you look at a pardon, the issue is less about guilt and more about what's good for the country, and i think it would be terrible for the country to have a former president in prison for years because of a documents case. so i would be inclined in favor of a pardon. >> jonathan: the most forceful condemnations come from two contenders who are now considered long shots for the nomination, but both are former prosecutors. >> this is of such national interest that you can't tiptoe. you have to be clear. these are serious charges, and we don't need a commander in chief that disregards our secrets. >> it's reckless. it's harmful to

former president obama is calling out nikki haley and tim scott.cott answered back, take a listen. >> i haven't spent a lot of time studying tim scott speeches. i think there is a long history of african american or other minority candidates within the republican party who will validate america and say everything's great and we can all make it. i mean, nikki haley i think has a similar approach. >> there's no higher compliment than to be attacked by president obama. whenever democrats feel attacked, they drag out the former president the truth of my life disproves the lies of the radical left >> cornell, what did you make of that back goand forth? >> that's a really good question and i think, look, america's still struggling with the question of racism, and -- well, america's not really struggling with the question of racism. some in america are struggling with the question of racism because they want to pretend it doesn't exist. one of the things the george floyd uprising, young people, and white people, and asian people, and not even people just

i think it's going to be a similar lane to what we're seeing tim scott run in and nikki haley.oes into the race saying, on day one, i'm ready to be president. he's held head of state meetings, he's been a governor, he's travelled all over the world. the credentialing is all there. what's going to be -- he's got a number of challenges that stand out to me. how do you differentiate yourself from the other conservatives in the race, nikki haley and tim scott? and how do you navigate the trump of it? you know there's the 30% that you've got to pull a little bit of that are die hard with trump. it's uniquely hard for mike pence post-january 6th to get those folks. the other theory of the case is you try to activate some registered primary voter who is didn't turn out in the trump years with a hopeful leading message. i don't sleep on mike pence as someone who may rise in the polls. he's politically astute, he's travelled all over the country boosting other candidates before. >> i totally agree with that. he's done well since he left office. he's made visits to south carolina a numbe

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nikki haley has not done that.blematic, is this the first turn, the first sign that some of the other candidates might do the same? the answer is quite possibly no. >> oh, come on. >> it's about scott, pence, desantis. >> so far scott and pence are not. they're still defending him. if you look at the polling, the latest reuters poll shows that 81% of republicans think this is a politically motivated process against donald trump. what they're doing, what kevin mccarthy is doing and the other republican leaders is having an impact on the republican party. you've got a trump base of 30% that are going to be loyal to him whatever, but 81% of republicans believe that this is politically motivated. every time they talk about joe biden, hillary clinton, even mike pence, they are doing what -- they are having an impact on voters. >> the reason they don't want to talk about this to your point, chuck grassley was asked about it. he said i'm not a legal expert. i can't speak to that. he knows better. senator john kennedy, if

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why is nikki haley stronger than desantis on china?ute that desantis would have a four day fly-by in there. >> and nikki haley has faced china, and as josh said stealing american intellectual property and took the kick-me sign off at the united nations and time that they recognize it's serious building. the administration is frankly a joke and i look toward to seeing her stand up tough to the international community. jacqui: thank you for joining us both. appreciate it. griff: coming up canadian prime minister justin trudeau announcing new military aid to ukraine while visiting kyiv today and looking at pushback on russian troops. precisely orchestrate nearly 600,000 vehicles passing through their uk port every year. don't just connect your business. (dock worker) right on time. (vo) make it even smarter. we call this enterprise intelligence. >> canadian prime minister justin trudeau paying a surprise visit to kyiv in a gesture of support. canada is submitted $500 million in canadian dollars to a new military aid package to ukraine. se