Mollie Hemingway on Nikki Haley: She’s ‘Leaving with a Much Higher National Profile’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MACCALLUM Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ me now is Marc ░░░░░░░░ Mollie Hemingway and Tom ░░░░░░░░ great to have all ░░░░░░░░ you with us tonight ░░░░░░░░ let me start with ░░░░░░░░ why do you think ░░░░░░░░ left and why now ░░░░░░░░ I really have no ░░░░░░░░ why she left But ░░░░░░░░ think she s leaving ░░░░░░░░ I loathe to speculate ░░░░░░░░ a result but I ░░░░░░░░ it really is interesting ░░░░░░░░ she has done in ░░░░░░░░ last two years She ░░░░░░░░ at Tea Party candidate ░░░░░░░░ 2010 and I think ░░░░░░░░ may not remember that ░░░░░░░░ Palin endorsed her whereas ░░░░░░░░ McCain endorsed her opponent ░░░░░░░░ the Republican primary back ░░░░░░░░ 2010 She had her ░░░░░░░░ with Donald Trump but ░░░░░░░░ did not go the ░░░░░░░░ Trump route that so ░░░░░░░░ other people did She ░░░░░░░░ about how to work ░░░░░░░░ him to improve the ░░░░░░░░ and also serve the ░░░░░░░░ Party And in doing ░░░░░░░░ she s leaving with ░░░░░░░░ much higher national profile ░░░░░░░░ and she is broadly ░░░░░░░░ by a wide cross ░░░░░░░░ of the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ Americans MACCALLUM I mean ░░░░░░░░ no doubt the President ░░░░░░░░ a long memory and ░░░░░░░░ was very negative about ░░░░░░░░ in the early going ░░░░░░░░ they do seem to ░░░░░░░░ found a place where ░░░░░░░░ see eye to eye ░░░░░░░░ he seemed genuinely proud ░░░░░░░░ the work that she ░░░░░░░░ at the UN THIESSEN ░░░░░░░░ he should be She ░░░░░░░░ a fantastic job and ░░░░░░░░ Russia and China to ░░░░░░░░ on to sanctions in ░░░░░░░░ Korea She was a ░░░░░░░░ defender of Israel and ░░░░░░░░ basically said we are ░░░░░░░░ names of countries that ░░░░░░░░ t have our backs ░░░░░░░░ the United Nations She ░░░░░░░░ a terrific United Nations ░░░░░░░░ and very popular She ░░░░░░░░ 63 percent approval highest ░░░░░░░░ of anyone in the ░░░░░░░░ and 55 percent approval ░░░░░░░░ Democrats which is unheard ░░░░░░░░ this age of polarization ░░░░░░░░ the interesting thing is ░░░░░░░░ don t know what ░░░░░░░░ reasons are for why ░░░░░░░░ stepped down but let ░░░░░░░░ say they were policy ░░░░░░░░ policy disagreements of some ░░░░░░░░ Wouldn t it be ░░░░░░░░ the fact that we ░░░░░░░░ t know that she ░░░░░░░░ t go to side ░░░░░░░░ leak them and publicly ░░░░░░░░ her differences I remember ░░░░░░░░ the senior official wrote ░░░░░░░░ infamous op ed in ░░░░░░░░ New York Times she ░░░░░░░░ a counter op ed ░░░░░░░░ The Washington Post in ░░░░░░░░ she said I m ░░░░░░░░ a senior official in ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration I support ░░░░░░░░ President and his direction ░░░░░░░░ we don t agree ░░░░░░░░ everything And when I ░░░░░░░░ with him I pick ░░░░░░░░ the phone and call ░░░░░░░░ and tell him So ░░░░░░░░ there was a policy ░░░░░░░░ here what a classy ░░░░░░░░ that she didn t ░░░░░░░░ those differences in any ░░░░░░░░ in the public but ░░░░░░░░ told the President to ░░░░░░░░ face Ed mentioned the ░░░░░░░░ of money and obviously ░░░░░░░░ do see people love ░░░░░░░░ service We want to ░░░░░░░░ of fill up the ░░░░░░░░ especially if she does ░░░░░░░░ presidential ambition which I ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ she should have I ░░░░░░░░ think there are a ░░░░░░░░ of other factors here ░░░░░░░░ might be guiding her ░░░░░░░░ said she will stay ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ but as we get ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ especially next month with ░░░░░░░░ and the will exports ░░░░░░░░ cut off they timeline ░░░░░░░░ the administration there could ░░░░░░░░ at least some kind ░░░░░░░░ progress for the end ░░░░░░░░ the year Those things ░░░░░░░░ with them a policy ░░░░░░░░ So I would suggest ░░░░░░░░ probably do have further ░░░░░░░░ somewhere down the line ░░░░░░░░ s a record of ░░░░░░░░ success moral clarity being ░░░░░░░░ powerful voice on the ░░░░░░░░ So there is some ░░░░░░░░ things here that might ░░░░░░░░ be playing in Molly ░░░░░░░░ would be on your ░░░░░░░░ as possible replacements The ░░░░░░░░ raised ivanka today his ░░░░░░░░ She came out promptly ░░░░░░░░ said she did not ░░░░░░░░ herself somebody who would ░░░░░░░░ wanting that role but ░░░░░░░░ Powell is clearly somebody ░░░░░░░░ the the family likes ░░░░░░░░ would be supportive of ░░░░░░░░ was the picture that ░░░░░░░░ on Nikki Haley s ░░░░░░░░ feed her with Dena ░░░░░░░░ and Dena Powell s ░░░░░░░░ as she was showing ░░░░░░░░ couple some of her ░░░░░░░░ places in South Carolina ░░░░░░░░ anything to read into ░░░░░░░░ And her own remarks ░░░░░░░░ she seemed to be ░░░░░░░░ strongly promoting Jared and ░░░░░░░░ want Mike ivanka as ░░░░░░░░ really helpful advisors I ░░░░░░░░ it s important to ░░░░░░░░ in this position someone ░░░░░░░░ can act as a ░░░░░░░░ for the president Who ░░░░░░░░ so powerful and got ░░░░░░░░ many Republicans excited I ░░░░░░░░ away from the previous ░░░░░░░░ years of war fighting ░░░░░░░░ He has that experience ░░░░░░░░ the bush White House ░░░░░░░░ served the U N ░░░░░░░░ eight years there but ░░░░░░░░ was a a strong ░░░░░░░░ of Donald Trump He ░░░░░░░░ be a good follow ░░░░░░░░ to Nikki Haley I ░░░░░░░░ Someone in the mold ░░░░░░░░ Nikki Haley would be ░░░░░░░░ Ayotte who came around ░░░░░░░░ be the trump supporter ░░░░░░░░ was the stripper that ░░░░░░░░ Neil Gorsuch through his ░░░░░░░░ hearings and are very ░░░░░░░░ foreign policy mind and ░░░░░░░░ be an outstanding choice ░░░░░░░░ to see you all.