Nikki Haley praised Trump for putting ‘America first’ during 2020 RNC speech

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Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has in the past praised former President Donald Trump before they became political rivals.

Haley, who left her post as ambassador to the U.N. in 2018, praised the Trump administration’s move to relocate the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and his decision to exit the Iran nuclear deal.

“This president has a record of strength and success,” Haley said during her address at the Mellon Auditorium in Washington D.C. “The former vice president has a record of weakness and failure. Joe Biden is good for Iran and ISIS, great for Communist China, and he’s a godsend to everyone who wants America to apologize, abstain and abandon our values,” Haley said four years ago.

“We (the Trump administration) cut taxes. They raised them. We slashed red tape. They piled on more mandates,” she said. “And when we brought in good-paying jobs, Biden and Obama sued us. I fought back and they gave up.”

Haley is now expected to speak at the RNC Tuesday.