Florida Governor Ron DeSantis slammed Nikki Haley for not endorsing Donald Trump after ending her campaign and failing to uphold her promise to support the eventual GOP nominee.
Via Fox News:
“I signed the pledge, and you signed the pledge saying that you’re gonna not take your ball and go home,” DeSantis told Newsmax’s Eric Bolling in an interview. “And so I honored the pledge, and she’s gonna have to make a decision about whether she wants to or not.”
The governor continued, “But the idea that somehow circumstances have changed… I think we all knew what we were doing when we did that, and you’ve got to make a judgment about whether that’s meaningful to you. And so for me, I tell people, you know, if I say I’m going to do something, I’m going to do it.”
Haley ended her White House bid on Wednesday morning after losing almost every state on Super Tuesday, rendering a victory nearly impossible for the former South Carolina governor.
“I said I wanted Americans to have their voices heard. I have done it. I have no regrets. And although I will no longer be a candidate, I will not stop using my voice for the things I believe in,” Haley said as she spoke at her presidential campaign headquarters on Daniel Island, in her hometown of Charleston, South Carolina.
However, Haley did not immediately endorse Trump, who is on course to clinch the GOP presidential nomination in the next week or two.
Nikki Haley has for the moment at least pretty much ended her political career.
It’s sort of sad in a way. At one point I had a lot of respect for her but the last several weeks have really changed things.
The past few weeks it has seemed like she was working for the Democrats.
Nikki Haley went from being an up and coming star on the conservative side to being the female version of Mitt Romney.
Governor DeSantis knew when it was time to fold his cards, Nikki Haley not so much and now she’ll pay the price.
The good news for Haley is there will always be an open slot on CNN or MSNBC for her to bash Trump during the campaign or should he win in November.