Trump chooses South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as UN ambassador

[Vulcan]

What am I missing..I don't understand this appointment.

If you elect a New York liberal you can expect him to govern like a New York liberal.

[Idaho_Cowboy]

I'm guessing the queen of the aryan brotherhood isn't too happy. This is her reaction to the suggestion that Haley be secretary of state.

Ann Coulter just makes me want to barf. How does this thing call herself an American?

[Frank Cannon]

I used to know them both, decades ago.

Why were you hanging out by a dumpster behind a strip club?

[mountaineer]

It's a fairly visible job, plus it gives her credibility in foreign policy should she ever decide to run for president.

Indeed.

[WhatWouldReaganDo]

Why go from Governor to a UN Ambassador that seems to be nothing more than a figurehead position?

She must really want to distance herself from the Confederate Flag.

[Cripplecreek]

She must really want to distance herself from the Confederate Flag.

Working for Trump is a good way to do it since he feels the same about it as she does.

[libertybele]

I am glad to see her leaving actually as I see her more libertarian/liberal than conservative.  It appears that McMaster the Lt. governor who will take her place is more conservative; I'm hoping so anyways.  We need to keep our majority of conservative governors.

https://ballotpedia.org/Henry_McMaster

[HonestJohn]

Has Haley come out and accepted the position?

[Cyber Liberty]

Has Haley come out and accepted the position?

Not that I can see.  And I'm not even sure he's officially extended the offer.

[massadvj]

Has Haley come out and accepted the position?

It is being reported in the MSM as a done deal.

[NavyCanDo]

I really like Nikki Haley but I'm not understanding this appointment.  As a Governor what does she know about foreign relations? Commerce Secretary, you bet.   On the other hand it is great experience if she were to run for President down the road padding the resume. I always said the first female president would be a Republican. 

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Well... if he goes this route and Mitt Romney I guess you cannot accuse him of hiring entirely yes men?   

[EC]

Considering his apparent feelings about the UN, why shouldn't he put someone who has been critical of him in there? Costs him nothing, can be seen as a willingness to listen to opponents, and he can completely ignore her.

[Cyber Liberty]

Considering his apparent feelings about the UN, why shouldn't he put someone who has been critical of him in there? Costs him nothing, can be seen as a willingness to listen to opponents, and he can completely ignore her.

Now he gets a strong Trump loyalist for Governor of SC, where he had a strident opponent before.  What I can't see is any upside for her.  UN Ambassador seems like quite a step down from Governor.  I'm more interested in seeing who the RNC replaces Priebus with.

With Trump half of this Cabinet-building game is seeing who replaces the people he nominates.  He's shopping for one more nominee that nobody has ever had to shop for before:  Who's going to run his blind trust?  He floated his daughter as a trial balloon, but I hope he figured out that isn't going to fly.  I think that's what all the Romney talk is really about.

[EC]

Who's going to run his blind trust?  He floated his daughter as a trial balloon, but I hope he figured out that isn't going to fly.  I think that's what all the Romney talk is really about.

Now THAT is an intriguing thought.

[Cyber Liberty]

Now THAT is an intriguing thought.

Well, it might just be my pea-brain at work, but if he's serious about keeping his businesses alive while he's President, the recruiting of a CEO has to be a major deep-dive experience.  Having the clueless press talking Romney up for SoS is a perfect cover for the extended talks concerning the new CEO of Trump, Incorporated, which has GOT to be a big deal going on at Trump Tower.

[Cyber Liberty]

That is a quite clever idea.

Could look pretty dumb too, if Romney get the SoS gig after all...