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What Nikki Haley’s soft endorsement of Trump says about her and the GOPThe former South Carolina governor has dispelled any remaining illusions that she is a moderate.

TRUMP THE BULLY

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s criticisms of former President Donald Trump during her presidential run were pointed. She called him "totally unhinged" and decried his thirst for “revenge.” She warned that he is “declining” cognitively and that he “surrounds himself in chaos.” She took aim at one of his most overtly authoritarian rhetorical tactics and said America doesn’t “rig elections.” She denounced his threats against opponents and his use of campaign funds to fund lawyers' fees.   


But in her first public appearance since dropping out of the presidential race, Haley said she’ll be “voting for Trump.” 

If you were somehow still clinging to the illusion that Haley is a moderate at heart, allow her promise to vote for Trump in November disabuse you of that notion. 


Haley’s explanation for why she’ll vote for Trump illustrates how flimsy her commitment is to at least some of her stated ideals. Asked on Wednesday at the Hudson Institute, a right-wing think tank in Washington, who would do a better job in the White House, Haley said:


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