‘In Order to Gain Any Ground, She Eventually Had to Go After Trump’: David Gergen on Haley’s Dilemma

RUSH TRANSCRIPT ACOSTA And ░░░░░░░░ to that point one ░░░░░░░░ the things that happened ░░░░░░░░ today was Trump went ░░░░░░░░ Vivek Ramaswamy of all ░░░░░░░░ for the first time ░░░░░░░░ our Kristen Holmes was ░░░░░░░░ on this program that ░░░░░░░░ of it was because ░░░░░░░░ didn t like that ░░░░░░░░ was taking some little ░░░░░░░░ at Trump here and ░░░░░░░░ That kind of gets ░░░░░░░░ a point how this ░░░░░░░░ been such an unusual ░░░░░░░░ and these nontrump candidates ░░░░░░░░ really bent over backwards ░░░░░░░░ not go after him ░░░░░░░░ front runner in this ░░░░░░░░ which is just so ░░░░░░░░ it just doesn t ░░░░░░░░ It happened this time ░░░░░░░░ Yeah it happened this ░░░░░░░░ Look at one of ░░░░░░░░ races that was really ░░░░░░░░ to these primaries And ░░░░░░░░ is the Nikki Haley ░░░░░░░░ You know it just ░░░░░░░░ this very very difficult ░░░░░░░░ she eventually in order ░░░░░░░░ gain any ground she ░░░░░░░░ had to go after ░░░░░░░░ She put herself into ░░░░░░░░ situation which Republicans and ░░░░░░░░ alike candidates hate and ░░░░░░░░ is somebody comes along ░░░░░░░░ you know they want ░░░░░░░░ to sort of be ░░░░░░░░ understanding and helpful You ░░░░░░░░ that H W Bush ░░░░░░░░ he was running with ░░░░░░░░ it was really important ░░░░░░░░ have a good relationship ░░░░░░░░ The 13th Amendment about ░░░░░░░░ doesn t speak ill ░░░░░░░░ each other What we ░░░░░░░░ seeing now because of ░░░░░░░░ because what people have ░░░░░░░░ do in order to ░░░░░░░░ with this misinformation and ░░░░░░░░ George calls narcissism is ░░░░░░░░ forcing Haley to do ░░░░░░░░ things I think made ░░░░░░░░ less possible as a ░░░░░░░░ mate for Donald Trump.”