Despite Trump's clear triumph, Haley has yet to throw her support behind him, which is quite unusual. Even Ron DeSantis, who vigorously contested Trump for months, eventually endorsed him once it became evident that Trump was the inevitable nominee.
Now, DeSantis is openly criticizing Nikki Haley for her refusal to endorse Trump, seeing it as a blatant snub. Clearly, Haley still harbors some resentment, and it's likely she'll continue to oppose Trump whenever the opportunity arises.
From Western Journal:
Wednesday on Newsmax’s “Eric Bolling The Balance,” Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida criticized former rival Nikki Haley for failing to honor the pledge GOP presidential candidates made last year to endorse the party’s eventual nominee.
“We all knew what we were doing when we did that,” DeSantis said.
As a condition for appearing on debate stages in 2023, the Republican National Committee asked candidates to make the pledge. DeSantis and Haley did so.
The Florida governor ended his presidential campaign following the Iowa caucus in January. Afterward, he endorsed Trump.
On Wednesday morning, after Trump’s near-sweep of Super Tuesday primaries, Haley announced that she had finally suspended her losing campaign. She did not, however, immediately endorse Trump.
That failure on her part brought a rebuke from her former rival.
“You sign the pledge saying that you’re gonna not take your ball and go home,” DeSantis said.
The Florida governor also dismissed the idea “that somehow circumstances have changed.” In other words, Haley’s emergence as the party establishment’s darling did not give her license to break her pledge.
“If I say I’m gonna do something, I’m gonna do it,” DeSantis said.
