Former UN Ambassador\u00a0Nikki Haley\u00a0responded President-elect\u00a0Donald Trump\u2019s\u00a0social media post over the weekend…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Haley replied on X by highlighting her previous service, saying, \u201cI was proud to work with President Trump defending America at the United Nations. I wish him, and all who serve, great success in moving us forward to a stronger, safer America over the next four years.\u201d The reply received harsh criticism<\/a> from Trump critics, which Haley<\/a> noted as she said her family was frustrated that she didn\u2019t make clear at the time she had told Trump aides she was not interested in a job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI had no interest in being in his cabinet. He knew that,\u201d Haley said on her SiriusXM show, Nikki Haley Live,<\/em> adding:<\/p>\n\n\n\n But to go a little further, his best friend,\u00a0Steve Witkoff,\u00a0came to our house in South Carolina, spoke to me and my husband, and basically wanted a truce between me and Donald Trump. And I told him at the time, there was no truce needed, that I had, that Trump had my support, there was no issue on my end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And at that point he was like, \u2018What do you want? Tell me what you want. Is there anything you want?\u2019 And I said, \u2018There\u2019s nothing I want.\u2019 And there wasn\u2019t anything I wanted. And then several weeks back I talked to Howard Lutnick, his transition director, and he asked, you know, if I knew of people that would be good in the cabinet, if there was any insight. And what I said is, I think it\u2019s really important that Trump surround himself with people that are going to tell him the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And I, you know, mentioned someone that I thought would be good for Commerce Secretary and mentioned that I thought the UN Ambassador should be a cabinet pick. But I did not ask anything for me. And I have made it clear to everyone that I was not interested in the administration. So my husband and son were upset and said, \u2018Why didn\u2019t you say that in the tweet? Instead of just wishing him well?\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Haley concluded by noting Trump\u2019s social media post was nothing new to her, \u201cAnd the truth is, I know the game he was playing. I don\u2019t need to play that game.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut more importantly, we have to look at the bigger picture. It is time to move on. It is time for us to focus on what America needs to do to be strong again, what America needs to do to be safe. The American people have spoken and spoken very loudly, and at this point, we should pray that President Trump does well. We should pray that everyone that he appoints does well. We should hope for the sake of our kids and generations to follow us, that all of this goes forward. So, you know, do I take it personally? No. That\u2019s who he is. He can be shallow at times and I think he showed that. But I don\u2019t have to be shallow. And at the end of the day, I\u2019m very comfortable with where I am, and I\u2019m comfortable with what happened,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n