Nikki Haley gives brutal take on MSG rally as former UN ambassador remains on 'standby' for Trump

Nikki Haley was heavy captious of Donald Trump's rally astatine Madison Square Garden Sunday and says she's fresh connected 'standby' to rectify what she says is an 'overly masculine' campaign.

Haley, who received much Republican superior votes than anyone who challenged Trump, has endorsed nan erstwhile president but has yet to look connected nan way for him. She will beryllium successful Pennsylvania Wednesday but for Senate campaigner Dave McCormack.

In an question and reply Tuesday, she didn't mince words pinch really nan arguable arena successful New York went, particularly comic Tony Hinchcliffe's joke astir Puerto Rico arsenic an 'island of garbage.'

'I deliberation it's harmful,' she said. 'There's nary logic to person a comedian astatine an election run arena that had truthful overmuch predetermination run arena that had truthful overmuch power and truthful galore bully issues. Why person a comedian that separates people?'

She added that Republicans were correct to denounce nan jokes, saying it wasn't astir being 'overly sensitive.' 

'This is not a clip to person anyone knock Puerto Rico aliases Latinos,' Haley, nan erstwhile ambassador to nan UN nether Trump, said. 

Haley is besides worried astir really Republicans are getting their connection retired to women. 

'This bromance and this masculinity stuff, it borders connected edgy to nan constituent that it's gonna make women uncomfortable.'

She cited an advertisement by a ace PAC tally by Elon Musk calling Kamala Harris nan c-word and a cut joke from Hinchcliffe's set that planned to telephone nan vice president nan aforesaid word.

'That is not nan measurement to triumph women. This is not nan measurement to triumph group who are concerned astir Trump's style,' she said.

Haley says that Harris is location for nan taking by choosing wide Tim Walz complete mean Josh Shapiro for her moving mate. 

She said, however, that she's still afloat down Trump aft saying connected her power show earlier this week that she's connected 'standby' for him.

'There's nary bad humor betwixt maine and nan president, we want Donald Trump to win. If they request something, they will telephone and inquire me. I'm a squad player.' 

Haley, nan erstwhile ambassador to nan UN, gave her endorsement to erstwhile President Trump successful May but has been absent connected nan run way - while admitting their individual narration remains frosty. 

However, aggregate outlets person reported that nan Trump campy is wooing Haley to help statement up nan erstwhile president's opinionated pinch women.

Polling shows Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump pinch women complete 50 by much than immoderate statesmanlike campaigner since 2016.

The study shows that 54% of women successful that demographic scheme to ballot for nan vice president, compared to conscionable 42% for Trump.

This represents a immense betterment from Joe Biden, who only led Trump by 3 points pinch women complete 50 successful January. 

The numbers are besides amended than Hillary Clinton's numbers successful 2016, who polled 48%-40% complete Trump.

Haley said successful September that she is consenting to step-up to thief Donald Trump if he wants to pat her assistance contempt their up-and-down past.

She was nan last female opinionated against Trump successful nan 2024 superior predetermination pinch a crowded section of Republicans seeking to oust nan erstwhile president for a chance astatine nan White House. She often said retired against Trump and aired her grievances and disagreements.

Previously, Haley served for astir 2 years arsenic Trump's Ambassador to nan United Nations from January 2017 done December 2018.

'He knows I'm connected standby,' Haley said of Trump erstwhile asked if she is going to spell connected nan roadworthy to run for nan Republican nominee.

'I talked to him backmost successful June,' she told CBS Face nan Nation big Margaret Brennan. 'He's alert that I'm fresh if he ever needs maine to do that.' 

Haley said she was not asked to deed nan wide predetermination way erstwhile pressed connected if Trump reached out.

'That's his choice. He can, you know, immoderate he decides to do pinch his campaign, he tin do that,' she said. 'But erstwhile I called him backmost successful June, I told him I was supportive.'

'I deliberation nan teams person talked to each different a small bit, but location hasn't been an inquire arsenic of yet,' nan erstwhile South Carolina Governor noted. 'But you know, should he ask, I'm happy to beryllium helpful.'

Haley released her delegates to Trump aft she dropped retired of nan superior race pursuing sweeping losses connected Super Tuesday. By winning nan primaries successful Washington, D.C. and Vermont – some very bluish areas wherever moreover Republicans are much left-leaning – Haley became nan first female to triumph a authorities aliases territorial GOP superior contest.

She endorsed Trump and successful May said she would ballot for nan erstwhile president successful November.