'She chooses to bend the knee': Former Trump WH aide blasts Haley decision to back Trump

Jen Psaki is joined by Sarah Matthews, former White House deputy press secretary, and Tim Miller, podcast host for The Bulwark, to discuss Nikki Haley's endorsement of Donald Trump.
» Subscribe to MSNBC: / msnbc
Download our new MSNBC app for the latest breaking news and daily headlines at a glance: www.msnbc.com/...
Follow MSNBC Show Blogs
MaddowBlog: www.msnbc.com/...
ReidOut Blog: www.msnbc.com/...
MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of politics headlines, as well as commentary and informed perspectives. Find video clips and segments from The Rachel Maddow Show, Morning Joe, The Beat with Ari Melber, Deadline: White House, The ReidOut, All In, Last Word, 11th Hour, and Alex Wagner who brings her breadth of reporting experience to MSNBC primetime. Watch “Alex Wagner Tonight” Tuesday through Friday at 9pm Eastern.
Connect with MSNBC Online
Visit msnbc.com: www.msnbc.com/
Subscribe to the MSNBC Daily Newsletter: link.msnbc.com...
Find MSNBC on Facebook: / msnbc
Follow MSNBC on Twitter: / msnbc
Follow MSNBC on Instagram: / msnbc
#Trump #NikkiHaley #Politics

[@Chiefs_fan1595]

They all fall in line. The modern GOP/Republican party is the very definition of “party over country”

[@JustClaude13]

I thought it was all "Trump Uber Alles."

[@user-gz6ng5cf3c]

Why would it be surprising that a Republican is voting for a republican? I’m an independent and Biden is trash. So would she vote for Cornell west or Kennedy jr ?

[@rudolphpieters7918]

So then are they POC PARTY? PARTY OVER Country Party.

[@thurmanwashington3120]

I agree. Trump's POCket Party​@@rudolphpieters7918

[@ashwinkanand4952]

stop the BS! You act like Kamala Harris who called joe a racist during the primary & later found herself bent over to spread for him isn't putting party over country!

[@theinsaneshecklador6598]

How did people not see this coming? Months ago she said she would pardon Trump.

[@cultureal9544]

She conned her voters! Shame.

[@rdale458]

FLIP-FLOP

[@curtonio]

To say she "bent the knee" is possible the mildest, most charitable description of her endorsement in the history of human communication.

[@charlescharles9625]

She looked in the rearview mirror and saw Vikvek coming up fast on her right and realized it's only room for one Indian American.

[@DuaneD-zz6tb]

She gets to smell Trump’s 💩 diaper.

[@crazycatmama2098]

This should be the end of her career. She’s always been a flip-flopper but now she has shown that she is weak - she doesn’t have the courage to stand by her convictions and she will say whatever she needs to to get elected.

[@user-gz6ng5cf3c]

She is a Republican who decided to vote Republican…how surprising 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@balok63a40]

I doubt that any of the people in this clip are old enough to remember, but I remember 1980, in which GHW Bush's having correctly referred to Reaganomics as "voodoo economics" didn't stop him from accepting Reagan's offer of the Vice-Presidency as a stepping-stone in his own presidential ambitions.

[@barrydavey7188]

@@balok63a40 And what a mess for America those 12 years ended being in hindsight...

[@MatovuJob]

@@balok63a40 If they not intelligent enough to remember what Kalama Harris thought of Biden before she accepted to his VP , how are they going to remember Reaganomics?

[@dorisaffissio1649]

@@MatovuJob And what was that?

[@RAWGRIP54]

What a disappointment!.

[@lynpersaud2356]

She addicted to Orange crush

[@ndzi_karl]

Jealous?

[@antimatters6283]

There was no possibility Haley would ever stand up for what is right. Thus, I am not disappointed. She and by far most Republicans are this way. They talk big about morals, values. It is all lies and propaganda. Haley wants money and power. Nothing else matters.

[@judd442009]

Craven Nikki wants to be the next Mike Pence.

[@lynpersaud2356]

No dignity now choking on Orange crush

[@lynnhughes]

She is disrepecting her husband.

[@James-gh7od]

And the entire country.

[@signalfire6]

@@James-gh7od She needs to give EVERY donation back.

[@jacquesrock7102]

She has disrespected her husband by sucking up Trump. She is a f.....g disgrace. We can't believe how she went so low to sell her credibility and integrity.

[@zuluvegans6897]

……and also disrespecting herself……

[@ferryseegers9246]

@@zuluvegans6897 people who turned to MAGA usually don't have any respect for other people nor themselves

[@Satronaut-pw3ij]

Who wants a job so much that they are happy to sell their soul to get it. How do you look your friends and family in the eye?

[@lukeoliver6488]

If Haley had chosen to do the right thing, it would have been the first time.

[@herballycorrect]

No one is above the law accept Hunter and Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, and pretty much every other DNC operative out there! The Demoncrats are turning America into a banana republic!

[@beethoar]

She bended more than her dignity... she put all her family in disgrace of humiliation... 😢

[@katherinea.rodgers8366]

So, Nikki Haley now thinks it is ok that Trump calls her husband's military career as a loser and sucker?? She makes me gag!!!

[@ashwinkanand4952]

stop the BS! You act like Kamala Harris who called joe a racist during the primary & later found herself bent over to spread for him won't make anyone gag!

[@herballycorrect]

Do you think it was appropriate for Joe Biden to shower with his teenage daughter? In her diary, she spoke of showering late at night only after her father had gone to sleep so he wouldn't join her.

[@MatovuJob]

What about Kamala Harris ?

[@DuaneD-zz6tb]

Trump called her birdbrain, remember?

[@bswole45]

​@@MatovuJob. What that has to do with brainwashed Nikki Haley... Just your typical brainwashed trump supporter.. love to change the actually conversation

[@DigitalRe-Productions]

You cant trust someone that doesn't know there own mind. Haley now, could never be trusted.

[@charlescharles9625]

She looked in the rearview mirror and saw Vikvek coming up fast on her right and realized it's only room for one Indian American.

[@samuelrigaud6595]

Biden❓️👁👁

[@barrydavey7188]

You can't trust a republican, period...

[@sangeet9100]

where did you learn to trust politicians??

[@markcepeda8144]

​@@samuelrigaud6595joe !! not duplicitous don the con!😊

[@andyroo9381]

Haley has egg on her face. She will NEVER be able to remove it.

[@TheHunchTV]

Maybe it was there and Trump wiped it off/on

[@christopher8724]

I would call it feceies,

[@eliassalcedo5229]

Nikki Haley went down Rudy Giuliani way ⤵️

[@juanitamendiola7913]

Simply put, she is an opportunist and will wait for the right time. So devoid of dignity making her dangerous!

[@devinphillips9704]

I called it. When Haley suspended her campaign months ago, I said, "Wait and see, once she's out of the news for a couple of cycles and people have largely forgotten her criticisms of him, she'll resurface and proudly and publicly endorse Trump, and start jockeying for the VP spot." And sure enough, Nikki Haley made a prophet out of me. Guess all Trump's comments mocking her husband's military service or what he's said about her parents being immigrants really didn't matter, did they? Nope. Because she's a hypocrite and only cares about political power, just like the rest of them.

[@jmb3608]

So, Trump was right: he didn’t need to court her voters. She sold them out. Luckily, they won’t follow her rotten advice and will send her packing.

[@Overcaffenated]

What else can we expect from a "bird brain"?

[@bryanjones9952]

The GOP these days is just sad. Glad I left that party years ago. No way I am going back now!

[@user-gz6ng5cf3c]

Go support Kennedy jr

[@ShannonSchofield-uh5qn]

Seeing the current president mumble and lie through every speech is very sad

[@maamotteesoot]

It’s humiliating for the people of USA

[@wtfisthishandIebuIlshit]

Donny will make her buy her own kneepads.

[@Tony-dk1bp]

And her own mushroom saute pan. Lucky for her the smallest pan made will do.

[@PacificForage]

Trump got a whopping 6 votes at the Libertarian Conference today! AHAHAHAHAHA! Plus, he never filed the nomination paperwork at the conference. Bye-bye, Donnie!

[@Sturmavk]

Harris bought up all the knee pads in DC. Ask Willy Brown 😂

[@hirozhen7475]

@@PacificForage They invited Trump, RFK Jr. and Biden to speak. Biden was the only one smart enough to decline. The other two went just to try and grab headlines and it backfired spectacularly.

[@PacificForage]

@@hirozhen7475 It was pretty epic.

[@mariamadsen878]

She’s done ✅ 😊

[@CraigMcfly1985]

There you go Maria, she chose Putin. Well friends at MSNBC can't change her mind, she chose this!!!

[@JRR31984]

She's another opportunist, I swear her wobbling in her election run AND her history was AND is freaking EPIC.

[@johntillotson4254]

She gained some respect and lost it all

[@PatrickGraham-y4e]

Nikki Haley talking from both sides of her mouth.

[@robinwiebe141]

What a coward. Very disappointed

[@DavidJ222]

Haley: "Donald Trump is unfit for office. He's not qualified to be president of the United States. He represents everything I taught my children not to do. And that's why I'm so happy to announce that I will be voting for Donald Trump in 2024. Sorry kiddos, but 5atan won this round."

[@cultureal9544]

Haley Conned her voters.

[@DavidJ222]

​@@cultureal9544 Indeed she did.

[@DavidJ222]

​@@cultureal9544 She also conned her husband and kids.

[@jonasp6043]

I noted from another post & after thinking about it sort of made sense. Yes, she SAID she would vote for him & she did so to make sure she stayed onside with the GOP, but whether she will or not remains a mystery. I think she chose her words carefully, she said she would VOTE for him but didn't state ENDORSE. That, to me anyway, suggests she is letting her own supporters do whatever they wish. Don't forget, Pence stated categorically he would NOT endorse Trump meaning he wants his own supporter base not to. Let's hope this is what she has done.

[@israelcm7246]

​@DavidJ222 sad but true. Orange toddler insulted her husband and she has gone back to him with her tail between her leg's. Nilki spineless Haley.

[@lindaluckett7790]

I think she miscalculated. She should have held back 😮

[@gregoryharris5064]

What a colossal disappointment. I thought she had a sliver of character to stand for doing the right thing. I guess I'll just have to expose our affair

[@anthonygriffin1958]

Nicki Haley decided to throw in the towel regarding her career in the world of politics in the country.

[@DavidJ222]

These two quotes should be read by every republican in public office every morning whenever they wake up. "Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? But conscience asks the question, is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because it is right." --Martin Luther King, Jr. "In a word, I was too cowardly to do what I knew to be right, as I had been too cowardly to avoid doing what I knew to be wrong." --Charles Dickens These quotes aptly describes Haley.

[@PacificForage]

Trump got a whopping 6 votes at the Libertarian Conference today! AHAHAHAHAHA! Plus, he never filed the nomination paperwork at the conference. Bye-bye, Donnie!

[@Pizzlier]

Libertarians finally doing something right!

[@hedylamarr1688]

Libertarians love their three percent.

[@GeeBee909]

Haley's lying comet. Kiss the ring??? That's just the begining

[@victorjcano]

KISS THE BROWN RING

[@haydenwilliams1577]

When Diaper Don took office in January 2017, he inherited an economy in its 91st month of economic expansion following the end of the Great Recession. The expansion began in June 2009 and is the longest since at least 1854. The 128-month, record-long expansion came to an end and a recession commenced with the pandemic. Diaper Don had a double-dip recession.

[@winstonsmith6607]

HE WEARS DIAPERS

[@justme7413]

The recession didn't start until several months after Biden assumed office. Trump was keeping the economy together, while Biden's ARP was too big for the economy, and Biden refused to honor expansion promises, triggering the invasion of Ukraine, which hurt the economy a bit with the inflation. Trump's trade war with China hurt. Other than that Trump did a good job. You simply cannot pass off the bad economy to anything Trump did.

[@cherylmanfra1832]

1 Million Americans People died due to Trumps Gross Incompetence mishandling of the pandemic!! Trump is dangerous should never be allowed 3 feet near the White House

[@pockets2100]

Its not the ring Haley is kissing...

[@israelcm7246]

Oh no. She is kissing 🍊 @**

[@eby2257]

Nikki is putting country first!!! YOU Demonazis don't EVER put America first. Sad, Vlad.

[@justayoutuber1906]

She's also bending both knees

[@lindsayleiter8341]

It's an O-ring. O= orange

[@Pizzlier]

I heard Trump prefers underaged girls so….

[@KingJamesHusband]

Ms. Haley works for the golden sneakers.

[@James-gh7od]

Don't forget about the Trump Bible, the commemorative coins and the autographed piece of his sweaty polyester suit

[@freespeechfordemocracy2152]

She didn't bend the knee she bent over 😅

[@israelcm7246]

😂😂😂😂

[@LuxembourgtBonbon]

Oh boys 👦! . She is kissing the ring 💍 at the end ! . Her hold generations would remember that for ever and ever ! . What can I said going to jail together with him ! . Good look ! . .

[@pockets2100]

It's not the ring she's kissing...

[@PacificForage]

​@@pockets2100The o-ring

[@johntillotson4254]

I can't wait until trump is gone

[@krysmorrison3896]

Should read ‘She chooses to sell her soul and lose all credibility.

[@NIGHTSTAR-dr1zq]

their is no honor among thieves

[@richardthurmond7103]

What did we think she was gonna do

[@walsonsinc5915]

Pathetic thought Nikki Haley was better than that

[@RitaFaamoe-id2gx]

NICKY Haley is no COMPARISON to Liz CHENEY NICKY is a LIAR n CHENEY is the TRUTH end of story

[@mybachhertzbaud3074]

Her decision brings up a quote to me from "An officer and a gentleman"" I've got nowhere else to go!".🤔

[@cherylslomko132]

I just don't understand why she wouldn't jump back in the race?? I'm voting Biden but she is getting votes sitting home !!! Vote Biden 2024 🎉🎉🎉💙💙💙

[@johnk9029]

She has to live with herself after disgracing her husband and the armed forces. Have fun upchucking every day behind the scenes.

[@RaymondSmart-y5b]

This Haley is a disgrace 😅😅😅😅

[@dennisdidomenico7607]

Nikki Halet is a SELL OUT !

[@rdale458]

Nikki The Flip- flopper Haley .Gee .

[@carlosg7345]

No dignity and what about her husband and trumps comments. Where is her loyalty

[@just-dontbs]

very much like Ted Cruz , the Cancun guy.

[@powertools2375]

She’s a disgrace

[@roberte03915]

"If she does, I'll vote Democrat. That's all there is to it." That guy's my hero.

[@jmb3608]

What each of her voters should say, if you ask me. But we all know that not all of them will…

[@anthonymatthews3698]

She lost any credibility she may have had.

[@spin8881]

She must have so much hate in her heart!

[@justayoutuber1906]

She bends BOTH knees

[@b9bot148]

And many of Haley's supporters said if she doesn't make it, they will vote for Joe Biden vs Trump period.

[@rhondamccleery5657]

I feel the most important thing for anyone would be , being on the right side of history ! I'm not surprised by Haley speaking out of both sides of her mouth !

[@MICHAELCHARLES-ky4cw]

Chris Christie was accurate about Nikki.😢

[@axeguy85]

Is that what they are calling it these days, "bend the knee". Linda Lovelace must have done a lot of "knee bending" in her day too.

[@adamjarrell4968]

Pasaki earlier I love nikki now I hate her for exposing me

[@HH.......]

All Americans need to vote 🗳 blue 💙 for Freedom Truth Justice and Democracy 💙 😊

[@SS-cr7hj]

I appreciate Tim's analysis. He's sensible and pays attention to the underlying patterns.

[@Al-oe8ib]

From NZ, this woman looked some sort of sensible, compared to most republicans, the way she was warning Americans about Trump. She just lost every bit of respect that anyone, anywhere on earth had for her. What a total failure, thank goodness she will never ever be president, for the sake of the world

[@mvvpro8688]

"Assuming we have elections then..." That's chilling but true. This November could be the last time.

[@dennisball4699]

A new level of hipocricy.

[@DavidMaurice-b7t]

Nikki Hayley Credibility (0.00%)…

[@DavidJohnson-mc1yu]

Nikki Haley chose the moment we will all soon forget and many will regret. Liz will still have her honor.

[@maureenvgnv6068]

Trump's VP pick will not be a woman or a black person. So, those people can sit down now and save their time and money.

[@jmb3608]

Unless it is Ivanka.

[@KarenThaler-x8v]

For one brief shinny moment we thoughtb "maybe" but no.

[@superkunk2]

That still won't make Trump ant better. We have to vote BLUE.

[@BrandonBorradaile]

He doesnt have a choice. He doesnt WIN if he doesnt pick Nikki.

[@philkelly8261]

Let’s hope she doesn’t get hung up over Trump

[@herecomesnanna]

Also, saying she'll vote Trump doesn't mean that's what she'll do in the polling booth.

[@Xylophone8]

Haley’s true colours, what a joke!! Thank gawd, she’s not going to the White House! I thought she had some balls, guess not!! can’t imagine anyone voting for her in the future… She picked party over country!! Just sickening!! Vote Blue 💙🗳️💙

[@beyouforyou7142]

Nikki bent above the knees.

[@MSNBCult]

Why would she support and promote the democRats?

[@Survivor-dw7we]

So supporting the Vietnam war draft dodger who ridiculed her military husband and hit her with the " birdbrain " label is somehow better with you MAGA cultists ?

[@citizen_of_earth_]

Thank you, guys, for being a voice of clarity!

[@davidhaynes3126]

She cut a deal. Haley would be my number one guess for VP.

[@just-dontbs]

Mark my word, DT will remember what she said. He will use her for his own gain. There will be no reward for her.

[@davidhaynes3126]

@@just-dontbs you’re probably right

[@helanna9843]

What everyone fails to mention is that the Federalist Society chose Mike Pence to be trump's v.p. and they will choose trump's new v.p.

[@marycrocco7573]

She is a disgrace to the US.!!!!!!!Did she all of a sudden forget what she said about him?????? Simply unforgivable!!!!!!

[@sangeet9100]

what she said was that she'll TELL the hard truths, not refute it

[@stevenj9970]

Haley’s comet just burned OUT!! ☄️

[@stella-gx8ne]

She’s on BOTH KNEES. anyone got a paper towel?

[@stella-gx8ne]

She might as well have stood in front of Noem’s gravel pit 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@saigejones3363]

You mean both knees?

[@rhondahanlon613]

Wrong move, Haley....you blew it.

[@TS-hw2gp]

People can say anything, but you can't prove who a person voted for.

[@VSNxx]

Totally Expected. Other than John McCaine, give me another example of somebody that kept his/her position not making political calculations.

[@LouO]

Liz Cheney, Mitt Romney, Adam Kizinger

[@jmb3608]

@@LouOMitt Romney?? “Trump shouldn’t have been indicted.” “Biden should pardon trump.” Ok. I don’t think so.

[@JJ-gg4xm]

Easy to bend the knee when your ambition is greater than your ethics

[@danielabilez3619]

And that... will be her undoing.

[@PJVids83]

The only thing I'm surprised by is that anyone really thought Haley wouldn't pull this.

[@ZARAFAFNIR]

Nikki,Nikki how can you?? Couldn´t you just say that you`ll vote as a indipendent......?How can you??

[@peepspeeps7779]

Nikki Hayley is an amazing human and an amazing leader!! Love Nikki Hayley!!

[@kevz2474]

The media's ability to forget someones track record is astonishing.

[@justhearken8106]

What i am surprised about is that there are no laws requiring any American to vote, so if someone wants to make a statement that they are not satisfied with anyone on any ballot.............don't vote.

[@rafk7027]

MSNBC promised Trump in cuffs for 7,8,years now! Do you feel dumb seniors?😅

[@marcelleclair4452]

How can she bend the knee to someone who repeatedly called her Bird Brain and hope to maintain any self respect? She should have remained silent on who she will vote for.

[@wolfsongmoondancer1428]

I can't believe that this is still an issue when Haley already said she would endorse 45 and vote for him months ago. Even Pence will endorse 45 and vote for him. This isn't new, and shouldn't be dragged out for this long. It's been given way more airtime then it needs. Vote blue folks! ✌💙

[@neondystopian]

The absolute hubris of thinking conservatives would ever vote for you.

[@garydare2238]

The problem with a two party oligarchy is that if you're not happy, there are only two places to go: the "other side" or nowhere (reminder that Tim and Sarah were Republicans).

[@marycantu6297]

Add Nicki to the Trump side, when she was callenged,she folded! What a surprise?????