President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he will not invite Nikki Haley, who served as ambassador to the United Nations during his first term and ran against him in this term’s Republican nomination race, to join his administration.
Mike Pompeo, who served as secretary of state and CIA director during Trump’s first term, also said he has no intention of returning to the Cabinet.
“I have no intention of inviting former Ambassador Nikki Haley or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to join the current Trump administration,” Trump wrote. “I have greatly enjoyed and appreciated working with them and would like to thank them for their contributions to our country.”
This was revealed after two sources familiar with the process told CBS News Pompeo, 60, is reportedly being discussed as a candidate for defense secretary.
Haley, 52, a former South Carolina governor, ran for the Republican nomination in 2016, but declined and instead endorsed Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
But Trump still chose her to be his ambassador to the United Nations, a post she held until she took office. Sudden resignation in 2018. At the time, President Trump praised her, saying she was “very special” to him and that she might return to the administration in the future, adding, “You get to choose.”
Haley did not run for president in 2020, but has announced her candidacy against her former boss in 2024. she canceled her campaign It was the last challenge for a primary Republican challenger after Super Tuesday in March.
But that was over two months later. she gave the address He announced his support for Trump at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July.
At the time, she said President Trump asked her to give a speech as a “show of unity.”
in interview “I don’t agree with Trump 100 percent,” Haley told Margaret Brennan on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” in September.
“I don’t have to like him or agree with him 100%, but Americans are better off under policies that embrace immigration, have law and order, and have a stable economy. “Where we have strong national security, we may look at opportunities,” she said.
Pompeo also supported Trump at the RNC. Served for 4 years During the first Trump administration. he chose Do not run against President Trump in 2024.
president trump on friday announced He announced his selection of campaign co-chair Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, making her the first woman to hold the position. This is his first major White House staffing decision since winning the presidential election over Vice President Kamala Harris.
Kathryn Watson, Melissa Quinn, Caitlin Irek, James LaPorta and Robert Costa contributed to this report.
