Nikki Haley says military families can't trust Trump to 'keep them out of harm's way'
Nikki Haley dug in on her criticism of Donald Trump as unfit to hold the presidency, saying in an interview he can't be trusted to protect America's military.
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley dug in Tuesday on her criticism of former President Donald Trump as unfit to hold the office again, arguing in an interview with NBC News' Craig Melvin that Trump can't be trusted to protect America's military.
Against the backdrop of Trump's escalating attacks on her husband, who is serving overseas in the South Carolina Army National Guard, as well as his recent comments about NATO, Haley said those comments should make military families question whether Trump can be an effective commander in chief again.
“If you don’t know the value of our men and women in uniform, if you don’t know the sacrifice that they go through, why should I — as a military spouse and all our military families — trust you to know that you’re going to keep them out of harm’s way?" Haley said in the interview.
The interview will air on NBC's "TODAY" show on Wednesday morning. An excerpt aired Tuesday night on "NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt."
Haley has been criticizing Trump's conduct, record and positions more and more as the GOP nominating fight continues, with Trump looking to vanquish his final big-name rival and Haley trying to convince her party she can mount a comeback victory.
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