Milwaukee — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says she understands “what real national security is,” and because of it she’s the most prepared to take the Oval Office and strengthen America’s position on the world stage. She says it’s done.
Haley, who served as US ambassador to the United Nations during the Trump administration, told Fox News Digital she knew the “dangers” of the “new axis of evil.”
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“At the United Nations, I was dealing with 193 countries, not just one,” she said. “I have negotiated across the table with China and Russia. I know the dangers of Iran and North Korea.”
Former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley spoke to Fox News Digital on the grounds of the first Republican Presidential Debate. (Joseph A. Wolfthorne/Fox News Digital)
Haley told Fox News Digital that being elected president would result in a foreign policy that is “morally clear about who is our friend and who is our enemy.”
“We need to know the difference between good and bad,” she says. “It does not mean that Ukraine will be allowed to be eaten up by Russia. It will not mean that we will give Taiwan to China. It will not mean that we will stop funding Israel.”
“It means that there is an American president who understands that he cannot be a narcissist and thinks he can live on his own,” he added.
Haley emphasized the importance of relationships with US allies.
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“To have allies, you have to make sure you fight those enemies to keep the American people safe,” Haley said, emphasizing that he already has those relationships.
“The biggest threat facing the United States, number one is China,” she said. “But let us understand that there is a new axis of evil: Russia, Iran, and North Korea.”
Nikki Haley speaks at the Republican presidential primary debate on Wednesday. (Fox News)
“They want to destroy America. They want to destroy our friends,” she said. “We need to be smart, we need to be strategic, we need to understand what real national security is.”
Regarding China’s ambitions to occupy Taiwan, Haley told Fox News Digital that her “greatest fear” was “how long we’ll have to wait for the next president to take office.”
“But America never looked as weak as it does now,” she said. “Joe Biden is trying to appease Putin, and Xi Jinping is trying to appease him.
Haley said that point was “why is it so important for Ukraine to win, because it would send the biggest message to China about aggression against Taiwan.”
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“If Ukraine loses, Russia will do exactly what they are going to do. They will enter the war against Poland and the Baltics. This is a world war. And it will give China and Taiwan the go-ahead.” will give.”
She added, “We can never let that happen.”
Haley said that during her time as UN ambassador, the Trump administration let its opponents know they would be “rewarded in hell.” Haley said Trump was “strong in Washington, D.C.” and said he was “strong at the United Nations.”
“We are letting them know that there is hell to pay. Our enemies have hell to pay if they do anything that endangers the United States or our friends. You have to understand that there is a price to pay,” she said.
Nikki Haley speaks to local supporters at a campaign rally at The Grove in Lexington County, South Carolina, April 6, 2023. (Tracy Grants/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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“When they think we’re weak, they’re going to give everyone free,” she warned. “And that’s what they’re doing under President Biden.”
But beyond her experience on the world stage, Haley emphasized her tenure as governor of South Carolina.
“I served two terms as governor and turned a state with double-digit unemployment into an economic powerhouse,” she told Fox News Digital. “When you talk about the economy and inflation, you focus on the fact that not only did Biden do the same thing to us, but the Republicans did the same thing to us,” she said.
“I mean, you’ve seen it on stage, there’s Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Tim Scott. They all voted to raise the debt ceiling. Donald who basically squandered like a drunken sailor. Trump has $8 trillion,” she continued, “that was put into our debt.” “I think it’s time for the White House accountants to make sure we stop spending, stop borrowing, and end quotas.”
“We will veto any spending bill that does not bring us back to pre-corona levels,” he added.
Fox News’ Joseph Wulfsohn contributed to this report.
