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Nikki Haley has been at the center of headlines again this week following her incendiary comments about President-elect Trump’s cabinet picks and a controversial visit to Israel. According to AOL, Haley used her SiriusXM show to lambast new Trump appointees Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., questioning their foreign policy credibility and labeling Gabbard in particular as unfit for the role of Director of National Intelligence based on her prior positions on Iran and Syria. Haley did not mince words about RFK Jr. either, hammering home that he lacks qualifications in public health and decrying his record as far from conservative. The back and forth spilled onto social media, with Donald Trump Jr. dismissing her remarks as neoconservative sour grapes, while noting Haley is not being considered for a return to the Trump administration after their uneasy primary truce, despite her moment at the Republican National Convention.
But even stronger reactions came after Haley’s recent visit to Israel. Responsible Statecraft and several viral social media posts detail how Haley was photographed writing “Finish Them!” on Israeli artillery shells destined for Gaza. Haley said in a subsequent interview that her words referred to Hamas as a threat that must be eliminated, insisting "Israel, they’re the good guys." Yet her message on the bombs sparked immediate outrage from critics and humanitarian groups. Amnesty International publicly condemned the move, warning that “conflict is no place for stunts,” while Democratic Congressman Jamal Bowman on CNN described her language as “genocidal.” Social media influencers added fuel to the fire, predicting that a Haley-guided foreign policy would surpass current hardlines in its aggressiveness.
In policy news, Haley leveraged her profile to sharply criticize both President Biden and the Trump administration over a recent federal deal that gave the government a stake in Intel, the semiconductor giant. In a post on X, Haley argued this interventionism would only lead to bigger subsidies and less innovation—a sign she’s positioning herself as a voice for free-market principles even after her presidential campaign exit, as reported by The Hill.
Haley has also kept to the speaking circuit. She is scheduled for a major foreign policy speech at the Hudson Institute later this week—her first major public appearance since suspending her campaign, according to AOL, and was recently featured in an in-depth conversation on American grand strategy in Europe. Media chatter, meanwhile, continues over her perceived positioning for future political relevance, with her name circulating among potential 2028 contenders, though nothing confirmed.
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