Newly declared GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley had a golden alternative to distinguish herself from 2024 opponent Donald Trump on Fox Information Wednesday. (Watch the video beneath.)
She verbally danced as a substitute. Host Sean Hannity requested her greater than as soon as to call the place she and Trump half on coverage. Haley dodged greater than as soon as.
The previous South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador underneath Trump formally introduced her candidacy earlier within the day. She promised to maneuver People “previous the stale concepts and the pale names of the previous” whereas calling for competency exams for pols over 75.
The remarks may very well be thought of digs at each President Joe Biden, 80, and former president Trump, 76.
However she went to nice lengths to keep away from rattling Trump’s cage on Fox Information.
“Should you needed to delineate the place, say, you and President Trump differ on points, the place would you begin?” Hannity requested.
Haley replied that her candidacy “makes liberals’ heads explode” and supplied this non-answer: “Take a look at all the pieces that’s mistaken on this nation and inform me we don’t want new management. However the distinction is we want new generational management. We've to depart the established order. We've to depart this chaos behind and we’ve gotta begin speaking concerning the future.”
Haley stated she would deal with points reminiscent of grocery costs, youngsters set again by the COVID pandemic and spy balloons. She stated too many individuals in Washington are “previous their prime,” repeating her requires time period limits and testing for lawmakers over 75.
Hannity tried once more to have interaction Haley on what separates her from Trump.
“The place do you see — when you see — coverage variations past what you talked about, that are generational variations? What particular coverage areas would you say half with Donald Trump?” Hannity requested.
Haley ducked once more.
“What I'm saying is I don’t kick sideways,” she stated. “I’m kicking ahead. Joe Biden is the president. He’s the one I’m operating towards.”
Haley is about for a number of main battles towards Trump within the 2024 race, however that appeared to skip her thoughts.
Her evasiveness relating to Trump has surfaced on “Hannity” beforehand. It could replicate the fragile steadiness GOP candidates should keep to keep away from angering the previous president’s resilient base.
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