Nikki Haley, who during the GOP primary warned that having Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee would be “like suicide for our country,” claimed Tuesday that she strongly supports his bid—”for the sake of our nation.”
Walking onto the Republican National Convention stage to a mixture of applause and boos, Haley immediately sought to gloss over her past criticisms of the former president, in whose administration she served as United Nations Ambassador.
“My fellow Republicans: President Trump asked me to speak to this convention in the name of unity. It was a gracious invitation, and I was happy to accept,” she began.
