Nikki Haley says Trump ally went to her house to secure a truce before she turned down a cabinet job

One idiosyncratic who volition not beryllium serving successful President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming furniture is his 1 clip governmental rival Nikki Haley. But it was not due to the fact that helium vetoed the determination arsenic his caller station suggests - alternatively she did. 

Haley revealed caller details astir her communications with Trump's allies connected Wednesday on her SiriusXM vigor amusement 'Nikki Haley Live.'

The one-time GOP statesmanlike campaigner and Trump's erstwhile ambassador to the UN claimed she has nary involvement successful serving successful his furniture and made that clear. 

But it seemingly did not halt Trump allies from making respective overtures to her starring up to the 2024 election. 

Haley claimed the president-elect's champion person Steve Witkoff came to her location successful South Carolina to talk with the erstwhile politician and her husband. 

She said helium fundamentally 'wanted a truce' betwixt her and Trump, but she said it was not necessary. 

'I told him astatine the clip determination was not truce needed, that I had - that Trump had my support. There was nary issues connected my end,' Haley explained connected her show.

'At that constituent helium was similar "what bash you want? Tell maine what you want. Is determination thing you want?"' Haley recalled. 

'And I said "there's thing I want." And determination wasn't thing I wanted,' Haley continued.

According to Haley, the conversations down the scenes did not halt there. 

A fewer weeks ago, she said she spoke with Howard Lutnick who is serving arsenic Trump's modulation director. 

'He asked, you know, if I knew of radical that would beryllium bully successful the cabinet. If determination was immoderate insight,' Haley claimed. 

She told Lutnick she believes it is important that Trump situation himself with radical that volition archer him the truth. 

Haley besides shared that she mentioned a imaginable sanction for commerce caput and argued UN ambassador should beryllium a furniture pick. 

While his commerce prime has yet to beryllium announced, Trump named New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik his nominee for the UN post.

'I did not inquire thing for me,' Haley said. 'I person made it wide to everyone that I was not funny successful the administration.'

Her clarity connected the substance comes aft Trump appeared to suggest different successful a caller Truth Social post. 

On November 9, Trump wrote connected societal media helium would not beryllium inviting Haley oregon erstwhile Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to articulation his caller administration, but helium did convey them for their work to the country. 

'I was arrogant to enactment with President Trump defending America astatine the United Nations. I privation him, and each who serve, large occurrence successful moving america guardant to a stronger, safer America implicit the adjacent 4 years,' Haley responded connected X.

In her vigor show, Haley revealed her hubby and lad were upset she did not stock the backstory successful her effect to Trump online. 

'The information is, I cognize the crippled helium was playing. I don't request to play that game,' Haley said connected her show. 'But much importantly, we person to look astatine the bigger picture: it is clip to determination on.'

She argued they should commune that Trump does good and everyone helium appoints does well. 

'We should anticipation for the involvement of our kids and generations to travel america that this goes forward,' Haley said. 

'Do I instrumentality it personally? No, that's who helium is. He tin beryllium shallow astatine times, and I deliberation helium showed that,' she pointed out. 'But I don't person to beryllium shallow.'

She said astatine the extremity of the time she's 'very comfortable' with wherever she is. 

Haley and Trump person had a tumultuous narration successful caller years. During the 2024 GOP primary, Haley ripped into Trump arsenic 'unhinged,' blasting his property and intelligence fitness. 

But respective months aft she bowed retired of the race, she announced she would beryllium voting for the ex-president. 

Some Republicans urged Trump to widen an olive subdivision to Haley and get her to travel run for him, but erstwhile it was brought up publicly, the former president alternatively touted however severely helium bushed her in the superior and dismissed the idea. 

In the end, Haley ne'er deed the run way for him, but it did not substance anyway.