Nikki Haley: ‘I Don’t Know’ if Trump Would Follow the Constitution in a Second Term

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Nikki Haley: ‘I Don’t Know’ if Trump Would Follow the Constitution in a Second Term

Pam Key 1 Mar 2024

In a preview of her interview that will air Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Republican presidential candidate former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) said she didn’t know if former President Donald Trump would follow the Constitution in a second term.

Anchor Kristen Welker asked, “Do you think Donald Trump would follow the Constitution if he were elected to a second term?”

Haley said, “I don’t know. I mean, you always want to think someone will, but I don’t know.”

She added, “When you go and you talk about revenge. When you go and you talk about, you know, vindication. What does that mean? Like, I don’t know what that means and only he can answer for that. What I can answer fr is I don’t thing there should be a president who is above the law I don’t think there should be a president that has total immunity to do whatever they want to do.”

more w/video
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/03/01/nikki-haley-i-dont-know-if-trump-would-follow-the-constitution-in-a-second-term/

[Bigun]

Who's following it now?  Just askin.

[AllThatJazzZ]

This woman continues to burn bridges that she could need in future political aspirations. 

[catfish1957]

I hope Nikki understands the concept of "scorched earth", and what the consequences are if things go south.

[Hoodat]

Nikki Haley: ‘I Don’t Know’ if Trump Would Follow the Constitution in a Second Term

I believe the fact that Trump followed the Constitution during his first term should be a great indicator for Haley.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Nikki, Trump will not follow the Constitution during his second term  "Not knowing" that shows your either dumb or a duplicitous weathervane Republican.

[mountaineer]

When will Nikki say something about Biden completely ignoring (or violating) the Constitution every day since Jan. 20, 2021?

[Maj. Bill Martin]

I believe Trump was urging Pence to violate the Constitution.

[Hoodat]

I believe Trump was urging Pence to violate the Constitution.

Not sure what part of the Constitution you are referring to, but the act itself is not a violation of the Constitution.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Not sure what part of the Constitution you are referring to, but the act itself is not a violation of the Constitution.

I don't believe there was any constitutional authority for Pence to unilaterally delay the certification of electors so that states supposedly could complete investigations. That was made up Trump bullshit.  And for Trump to pressure Pence publicly to do that was reprehensible.

That's not even mentioning things like his threats to try for treason media outlets because they were too critical of him.  Batshit unconstitutional insanity

[libertybele]

I don't believe there was any constitutional authority for Pence to unilaterally delay the certification of electors so that states supposedly could complete investigations. That was made up Trump bullshit.  And for Trump to pressure Pence publicly to do that was reprehensible.

That's not even mentioning things like his threats to try for treason media outlets because they were too critical of him.  Batshit unconstitutional insanity

IIRC The 'insurrection' or interruption occurred while Cruz and Hawley were about to ask or had asked for a vote count on certifying the election and if there were any objections -- the interruption occurred and Pence never went back to asking if there were objections and the vote count; he just certified the election.  Would if have made a difference?  Who knows, though doubtful.

Obviously Pence was the presiding officer -- was it his duty to ask if there were objections?  Yes. Is it his duty to overturn an election?  No.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/us/politics/republicans-against-certification.html
 

[Hoodat]

I don't believe there was any constitutional authority for Pence to unilaterally delay the certification of electors so that states supposedly could complete investigations. That was made up Trump bullshit.  And for Trump to pressure Pence publicly to do that was reprehensible.

That's not even mentioning things like his threats to try for treason media outlets because they were too critical of him.  Batshit unconstitutional insanity

That's beautiful and all.  But pressuring Pence or threatening media outlets is not unconstitutional.

[Smokin Joe]

Who's following it now?  Just askin.

Right.

[libertybele]

When will Nikki say something about Biden completely ignoring (or violating) the Constitution every day since Jan. 20, 2021?

 

[Maj. Bill Martin]

IIRC The 'insurrection' or interruption occurred while Cruz and Hawley were about to ask or had asked for a vote count on certifying the election and if there were any objections -- the interruption occurred and Pence never went back to asking if there were objections and the vote count; he just certified the election. 
 

Ugh.  I give up.  We've had this exact conversation multiple times in the past. I've provided the evidence that you have never actually disputed, and then a few months later, you repeat the exact same lie as if the prior conversations never occurred. The truth is that the objections were heard that same evening despite some reports in the early afternoon that they might not be.  The votes are recorded, and you can literally watch the C-Span coverage of the debates and votes.

https://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,508223.msg2881254.html#msg2881254

https://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,510796.msg2895085.html#msg2895085

https://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,505575.msg2868580.html#msg2868580

https://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,516184.msg2929226.html#msg2929226

https://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,523244.msg2970755.html#msg2970755

[Maj. Bill Martin]

That's beautiful and all.  But pressuring Pence or threatening media outlets is not unconstitutional.

No.  But the former was an illegal order to someone else to take an unconstitutional action on his behalf, and the latter is his own promise to take an unconstitutional action if election.

So the concern that "I don't know" if Trump would follow the Constitution in a second term seems pretty well-founded to me.