Published on January 24, 2024, 2:00 am

In a tumultuous Tuesday morning interview on Fox & Friends, Nikki Haley, the previous Republican Governor of South Carolina, pushed back, alleging that media efforts were centered around crowning Donald Trump as the next GOP’s presidential nominee.

Haley, who held the prestigious U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations role and is currently eyeing to tighten the race with Trump in New Hampshire’s primary, proclaimed her commitment to stay steadfastly involved in the race. Her belief rests on her notion that American citizens demand a variety of choices when it comes to their future leader.

During the heated interaction within Fox and Friends circles, she braved accusations of potentially quitting after New Hampshire where opinions seemed favorable towards Trump. Nonetheless Haley asserted, “No matter how much you wish to anoint Donald Trump as the chosen one, ultimately Americans want options.”

Ainsley Earhardt from South Carolina questioned Haley on her further course of action if she faced a loss in today’s election. Specifically raising doubts over whether she would continue to South Carolina or exit from there owing to possible defeat.

To which Haley restated her determination not to sway under pressure even if she encounters a setback in today’s election. She stressed by pointing out that candidates like Trump had secured votes from 56,000 individuals but that doesn’t guarantee their acceptance worldwide or what exactly all American voters are seeking for. In fact peacefully voicing out his opinions through power packed elections is what New Hampshire citizens deserved.

Her resolve was put under scrutiny again when voting patterns surfaced revealing how Trump had led during Iowa’s voting poll securing 51% votes ahead of Governor Ron DeSantis’s 21% and finally Haley trailing behind at 19%. The suspense heightened with speculation around whether these results mirrored an overall national sentiment prominently favoring Donald Trump.

Despite suffering polling setbacks and lagging behind Trump by a staggering 40 points margin in her home state where primary vote will be conducted next month, Haley remained undeterred re-emphasizing her determination to not back out from the race. This provoked Brian Kilmeade, the co-host to surmise whether there could potentially be a situation where her journey comes to a halt by tonight.

In counter-argument, Haley fired back vdemonstrating firm resolve to not give up under any circumstances. She vented out frustrations against perceived media bias that appeared strongly in favor of Trump and dismissed suggestions that Americans were similarly inclined: “At the end of the day, it isn’t what Americans are seeking as they crave for alternatives”.

Finally she concluded by attributing current chaotic political trends towards media portraying Donald Trump as an undeniable winner diminishing competing potential of others like her. She refused this notion stating that such projections were neither democratic nor representative of American ethos which was all about embracing diversity within electoral choices and an endearing spirit which doesn’t interpret early stage election results as final verdicts.