Nikki Haley says she'll vote for Trump, but stops short of endorsement

Former presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Wednesday that come November, she will vote for her former rival, former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. CBS News campaign reporter Nidia Cavazos has the latest. Then, political strategists Maura Gillespie and Chuck Rocha join with analysis.
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[@elainegoad9777]

If you vote for trump you are endorsing trump.

[@itsalwaysshittyinPittsburgh]

I'm voting for Trump, sorry.

[@anesniksic9643]

Project 2025 look it up

[@ryanbianchi3118]

@@anesniksic9643Project 2025 only makes Trump-skeptical conservatives like me more comfortable voting for him, lol.

[@zachmasters7397]

​@anesniksic9643 project 2025 is great, should've implemented it in 2016.

[@msarchieve1749]

Trump wants to be a dictator. Trump supporters are overlooking that. America doesn't know what it feels like to have a dictator. Trump supporters will see just how much he does not care for them say if he was to win. They will be the ones crying.

[@Kimm.J]

He called her a Bird brain... seems she turned into one. Thoroughly disgusted.

[@itsalwaysshittyinPittsburgh]

😊get a grip

[@itsalwaysshittyinPittsburgh]

Get a grip

[@TY9941_]

It'll be okay I promise

[@ThatOpalGuy]

TDS makes people do strange things.

[@QtheKittyKat]

​@ThatOpalGuy Yes. It's a serious disease.

[@danielasmus447]

Saying she’ll vote for him IS AN ENDORSEMENT 😂

[@tonyg76]

Another gutless politician.

[@dannmarceau9743]

Nikki shows us that her word is empty without merit.

[@carlflaherty2215]

She's also not too bright. If she had kept her mouth shut, she'd be in a stronger position when Trump goes down in flames.

[@johnfetter]

Pound sand.

[@Swansong-recorders]

Agreed all talk no spine, yeah that's a maga

[@shandorkato]

Disgusting...... I would have respected her if she had not sold her soul. She just dumped on all the people that voted for her.

[@carlflaherty2215]

@shandorkato Dumped her political future too. She had everything to gain by staying quiet, and watching Trump go down in flames.

[@jeffgoddard4100]

I guess she really is a bird brain.

[@mrg8581]

The real bird brains are the people occupying universities in support of Hamas and Iran.

[@kevinstrong8265]

She's going to vote for someone she said never should be in the White House again. These repukes are pathetic. It's disgusting!

[@conservativegal]

you are

[@SandraHale-ji7ig]

No, you are.

[@johnfetter]

@@SandraHale-ji7ig Trump2024!President!

[@yayitaqqp3902]

@@conservativegalno, you are!

[@yayitaqqp3902]

@@johnfetter Trump 2024 for prison!!!

[@eodiete]

She will vote for Trump but stops short of endorsement? Why does the media keep giving this people excuses , she supports Trump , the end

[@anesniksic9643]

Project 2025, look it up homie

[@georgemuroki6988]

That’s endorsement!

[@zachmasters7397]

​@anesniksic9643 you realize like over half the country would agree with almost everything in project 2025.

[@TT-qo9dv]

@@zachmasters7397 Right wing MAGAts only.

[@bobolink39]

⁠over half of Germany supported Hitler that doesn’t make them smart or right.

[@peterl545]

She wants the VP spot. Not gonna happen.

[@benqurayza7872]

She has to show party loyalty in case Trump becomes unavailable. Then, she comes back under consideration for President or VP.

[@simoncohen9323]

​@@benqurayza7872unless he dies that ain't happening plus even if it did she lost a lot of the Republican base already she ain't going anywhere

[@marygenemartin9607]

Haley is pathetic. What a hypocrite.

[@shandorkato]

Disgusting...... I would have respected her if she had not sold her soul. She just dumped on all the people that voted for her. ...

[@EternalFootman-kr6yx]

She said three months ago that Trump is unhinged. I think US intelligence is not allowing people to see my comments. Can you see this?

[@tominator6684]

@@shandorkato Who? The Democrats who switched to Republican? She couldn't hold a candle to Trump, let alone have that kind of charisma.

[@trentconner2598]

@@EternalFootman-kr6yxWe see it… ur crazy dude your not important to them.. none of us are 😂

[@shandorkato]

@EternalFootman-kr6yx Yes, and I agree

[@bravewave2084]

She's disgusting for saying this.

[@user-vf5mb7ui8r]

Have you seen how disgusting our 4 year economy has been? I hate all politics but it's a dumpster fire here.

[@ow3wells]

@@user-vf5mb7ui8rDid you see how close to half a million Americans died when Trump was president.

[@nedhill1242]

@@ow3wells Huh? Please explain.

[@robertbernardini1536]

​@@ow3wells🤡

[@ow3wells]

@@nedhill1242 COVID

[@peterbruno657]

Saying you will vote for somebody is you endorsing that person.

[@jdocean1]

What’s wrong with her? Unbelievable cowardice.

[@user-dk2ic5jk4j]

That, folks, is a prime example of selling one's soul.

[@QtheKittyKat]

King Trump 🤴 2024! MAGA 🥰 Save the Children. Save America 🇺🇸. MAGA 🥰

[@rebeccathorpe3049]

​@@QtheKittyKat get a grip no content kitty.

[@theonlymeaning]

Nikki, Nikki, DO NOT VOTE FOR TRUMP ! I am so disappointed in you Nikki.

[@micdom43]

Aww

[@paulaxton72]

Now we are going to hold our noses and vote for Biden

[@kathywebb7728]

😊 you know she's going to vote for Trump she wants in that white house too I think they're all jokes

[@mikehunt-fx7sf]

MAGA!!

[@mikehunt-fx7sf]

@@paulaxton72 Speak for yourself!

[@meelvis939]

She is the female Ted Cruz! 😅

[@mrg8581]

At least Cruz stands for America. Not Hamas and Iran!

[@meelvis939]

@@mrg8581 How can he stand if he doesn’t have a spine? 😆

[@Kim-J312]

Disgraceful!!! Trump even stated NO Nikki supporters to vote for him. Shes like an abused ex-wife , that keeps going back ! Terrible!!!

[@ryanmonty9542]

He NEVER said that. Prove it

[@prophetba]

LOL prove he didn't say it...😂

[@charlottesmom]

@@ryanmonty9542 He stated that he didn’t want the votes of the Nikki voters, he said they would be excluded from MAGA.

[@ryanmonty9542]

@@prophetba that’s not how it works… I can prove he didn’t say it there is no video of him actually saying it… don’t go into law please

[@doriangrey9702]

Thank you op. Totally agree.

[@jeffdeluca1153]

Totally void of one ounce of character. She lied during her campaign, she'd be a lousy President. Haley is one more reason I'll never support another Republican.

[@itsalwaysshittyinPittsburgh]

Good you won't last long..take your boosters

[@jenniferwolford4646]

It's definitely not the Republican party it once was!

[@sonicenamdtwice8584]

​@@jenniferwolford4646yeah I know they're actually starting to care about the people of this country who would have thought. It's amazing how brainwashed you people are stop watching fake news for the love of God

[@bbass1421]

Certainly a reason why she lost the endorsement from the people too wishy washy 😢 she can’t say she’ll vote for him and tell republicans he shouldn’t be in the White House. I’m certain now they’ll say that was just campaign rhetoric. Maybe she’s on his short list for VP

[@micdom43]

Aww

[@hienmango]

She wants to be Trumps VP that’s why she’s voting for him.

[@ryanmonty9542]

Fake news gonna fake news. She endorsed him… end of story

[@kimshriver9325]

What a coward.

[@criss.gabriel789]

Can you say hypocrite?🤥

[@yohannesdenu6714]

After all of that? My God. Who is trustworthy these days? Didn't she say he was not good for america? My Lord.

[@micdom43]

She said out of her choice Biden would be worse on all her agendas so clearly she voting for trump endorse really

[@John-zn4lp]

Look, if she really wasn't a "bird-brain," like Trump said, then she could've said she's not voting for either Biden or Trump. Now that would at least help keep some of her dignity.

[@micdom43]

She is expressing for her dignity not a bird brain

[@J.MarlborAlvarado-zq5ej]

She just desperately wants it all

[@denisesargent1440]

Disgraceful!

[@sublime7617]

What a traitor

[@viclizardi6152]

Lost all respect for this lapdog

[@user-oj5pz4zc8u]

How is Trump better he add 8 TRILLION to the NATIONAL DEBT the most money 💰 in president history how and Trump the worst president in American history the first PRESIDENT to be impeached twice, first president to be on trail come on people

[@lenorafranklin8137]

To back a man who has trashed you, is a total lack of self respect and ethics.

[@outlawbillionairez9780]

Nikki spent a lot of time contemplating this decision. While having her spinal cord removed.

[@lxn2850]

Stupidity is rampant

[@chrispeacock9414]

She knows exactly what she's doing she believes money is more important than people

[@jockoadams3377]

Yeah people still gonna vote Biden even though he totally blows at presidenting.

[@QtheKittyKat]

Yeah get some help

[@yayitaqqp3902]

@@jockoadams3377you blow at humanity!

[@yayitaqqp3902]

@@QtheKittyKatyou first!

[@jennifercromwell1634]

That makes no sense…you tell everyone who you’re voting for , you endorse them. Somebody wants her cake and eat it to… wants that VP job.

[@4reel332]

She's lost 100% of what credibility she may have had.

[@deborahgay4034]

She didn’t have any

[@eglesapiegiene9404]

Never ever i will vote for Trump.

[@jayneseanard3110]

You can always count on her to not stand for anything.

[@steveschwartz6138]

What a disgrace! An absolute fraud.

[@christiner7196]

😂shes batshit crazy

[@danhanlon1189]

I’ll bet Nikki doesn’t get near the support going forward. Bye bye Nikki

[@micdom43]

Why is that?

[@Kflowers-og9kv]

What a joke!

[@Chalky52]

She's an embarrassment to her people.

[@darkgardenrecords9264]

Here a Vivek are really showing them well

[@Chalky52]

@@darkgardenrecords9264 oh

[@ToddDrogy]

What a profound disappointment. I thought Haley was way more principled, but aapprently she doesn't mind selling her soul. Christie, it turns out, was right in not trusting and not endorsing her.

[@micdom43]

Aww

[@_9ER]

She has no word. Not surprised. She also does not have self respect especially after the disrespect she got from Trump.

[@bettyriley7295]

Why does this come as no surprise to anybody?

[@tinajenkins1530]

Not surprised. All those people who voted for her should vote for Biden

[@mrg8581]

Another 4 years of Joe PA.

[@JavierLayton]

Bird brain??? Do not sell your soul mam.

[@user-ok9ue8gp6k]

She pledged to endorse Trump. I guess she’s a liar.

[@georgemuroki6988]

Imagine if she had ended up in the white house? What a character?

[@renef2964]

Follow the money, she got paid.

[@DarthVader20201]

Once they get paid they will say anything

[@neilcanfield2015]

Saying that she's voting for him is an endorsement.

[@kaliarisam7868]

Pathetic display of hypocrisy. Her followers will not follow suit. Lost Respect for her.

[@L_E_Y_D_Y]

I second that one.

[@micdom43]

Why did she have some of the off the hook trump haters

[@spiritbuffalo]

my god how low will these people go and strip themselves to go against the very fiber of their being⁉️ stripped of their morals, values, dignity, self respect & their souls…

[@stormwooten1606]

Saying you're voting for him is, in fact, endorsing him.

[@plaguevendor6705]

Ha ha ha...how pathetic.

[@buytry4599]

As a Republican, I will never vote for another Republican that supports Trump. See ya Nikki...

[@MaryBravado-wy8iq]

Thank You 🎉 💯💙😊💙🖐💙✌️🌊🌊

[@ToanNguyen-kk1rs]

Threat to DEMOCRACY 😂

[@TheMD20]

She just killed the never Trump movement... She couldn't do what was right...

[@conservativegal]

#Trump2024

[@TheMD20]

@@conservativegal Naw MAGA maniac. That's not what I meant. She should have stood firm with resisting fascism...

[@Gargoyle3438]

What an incredible insult and slap in the face of the people who believed in her and supported her even up until this announcement. Unbelievable. Walk away from her. Don't vote for Trump.

[@micdom43]

I suppose that will that if you say so but truth is he really doesn't need them

[@willybeama1]

I’m a progressive but I can see why conservatives voted against her. No matter the political affiliation, absolutely nobody likes a double talker.

[@johnnyromano3248]

I want my money back.I gave to your campaign $500.00 . What a waste 🤪

[@kevinstrong8265]

You gave a republican money? What's wrong with you?

[@itsalwaysshittyinPittsburgh]

If you're a liberal I doubt you can afford to send $500 to anyone you can't even pay your f****** student loans

[@sheenarayson2179]

Who saw this coming??

[@MattPerk7]

That's one twisted game of semantics. If she says that she's going to vote for him, that is an endorsement.

[@bert1913]

This is why Trump ran as a Republican

[@hiker4life4020]

She is not trustworthy

[@APPLINE852]

Wow she is so pathetic I know all alone she was for Donald Trump.

[@bbass1421]

She needs to learn to spell it and wear that sign around her neck. Just it shouldn’t surprise us, she was for him before the campaign.

[@jennyeagan1840]

A vote for Trump is a vote for Clarence and Jenny Thomas. Yahoo.

[@joannalexander8942]

She is the worst hypocrite ever just looking for a position should he cheat to win

[@noclass2gun342]

you do realize that in every metric, trump is winning in the polls.. no cheating necessary... he doesn't need to cheat, unlike quid pro joe...

[@nathancooper4206]

You dont use Smart and trump in the same sentence 😂😂

[@conservativegal]

you don't because you aren't #Trump2024

[@josharuu]

How is she even able to sit down without her spine?

[@user-ym1zl3yo8t]

What can I say? She’s a GOP.

[@patrickjordan7547]

Why don't you open your eyes Nikki and your heart this man is dangerous and you will regret your vote😢

[@Livvylove70]

Sit down nikki

[@EmptyMirrorMindful]

No one cares what she thinks because she is clueless.

[@jenniferwolford4646]

That woman is probably fearing for her life!

[@mattsmith5284]

What a disgrace.

[@visittavee7773]

What she doing?

[@sooz9433]

Are you serious? How stupid. A vote is an endorsement..🤦🏼‍♀️

[@lebarivall8723]

How disrespectful of her to discount the anti-MAGA votes for her in the primaries. Voters are honorable, law-abiding individuals who keep their words and do not proselytize. To think they are just a number that can be manipulated by politicians and the media, is the ultimate disrespect. Some of us actually take our Founders' warnings of "Party over country" to heart.

[@terrigalvin8558]

She still wants the VP position PLEASE HELL NO!!!

[@peygaan8085]

That's called reaping the benefits without having a spine.

[@jamesshull8887]

Not surprised.....all crazy

[@timadams6370]

Well Mr Trump did say she was a bird brain

[@jabadahutwilson6115]

what a coward she is

[@EternalFootman-kr6yx]

Three months ago she said Trump is unhinged. Don't believe me, look it up

[@jimbochoo3316]

It's about the money. Anybody Republican that goes against Trump faces an end to their political career. She is trying to salvage whatever she has left.

[@paulaxton72]

Wrong move she just ended it.😂

[@Nosugarcoatingme]

With the red ties out in full force. Nikki is scared. Not to endorse Donnie.

[@EE33339]

This makes NO SENSE!!!! If you won’t endorse him WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU VOTE FOR HIM!!!! NO RESPECT

[@banjoman101145]

I can guarantee that if you were the nominee DJT would not cast his vote for you.

[@Motolulu7]

So which side of her mouth is she speaking out of today?

[@manher4335]

It might look like she's a ventriloquist but....her backside apparently

[@joseflores857]

You just can’t fix stupid!

[@darkgardenrecords9264]

Liz Cheney, she is not

[@charliebushman9877]

She has no spine

[@Gk2003m]

Hey CBS?? Since when is “I will vote for candidate X” NOT an endorsement of candidate X?? Words have become meaningless, devoid of content or context

[@750dollarman2]

Nikki had a strong support from women because she was against Trump. Now, they only need to focus on going against him and support Biden to support their own interest and reproductive rights. Nikki will be completely ignored and quickly forgotten

[@victorbeltran2808]

Nasty, zero credibility

[@ginaluzader]

Is this her last ditch effort to get a role in his cabinet?? Pathetic!!

[@robertfitch7184]

Nikki you fooled me, I guess that's what I get for believing a politician. What a fool I was

[@1927su]

She just CRAPPED ON HER SUPPORTERS & well… our DEMOCRACY! VOTE DARK BLUE. 🌊🌊🌊🗳️

[@miket2120]

To vote is to approve and endorse.

[@jaymewithhawaii]

She just announced “I’ve been bought off”

[@georgemuroki6988]

What’s so hateful about democrats that she has to vote/endorse the same indicted republican candidate that insulted her husband and talked nasty to him, and her??????

[@dianabaskin1944]

He also said he didn't need her or her supporters' votes. She isn't good for the country either. She never knows which side she wants to stand on.

[@imagedesignconsultantmemoi1471]

Disgusting!

[@thegamingkitchen8429]

She is spineless.