CNN’s Baldwin Presses Writer Arguing Trump Should Put Nikki Haley on Ticket: Isn’t Your Implication ‘Kind of Sexist?’

BALDWIN There is a ░░░░░░░░ new idea being floated ░░░░░░░░ for President Trump to ░░░░░░░░ Vice President Mike Pence ░░░░░░░░ 2020 An opinion piece ░░░░░░░░ The Wall Street Journal ░░░░░░░░ suggests that Trump deserves ░░░░░░░░ second term but to ░░░░░░░░ the best chance of ░░░░░░░░ election he should replace ░░░░░░░░ President Mike Pence on ░░░░░░░░ ticket with Nikki Haley ░░░░░░░░ resigned as UN Ambassador ░░░░░░░░ October with her reputation ░░░░░░░░ much intact and in ░░░░░░░░ graces of the President ░░░░░░░░ at that time she ░░░░░░░░ very clear what her ░░░░░░░░ aspirations were Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ No I m not ░░░░░░░░ for 2020 I can ░░░░░░░░ you what I ll ░░░░░░░░ doing is campaigning for ░░░░░░░░ one So I look ░░░░░░░░ to supporting the President ░░░░░░░░ the next election Clip ░░░░░░░░ BALDWIN Andrew Stein founded ░░░░░░░░ Democrats for Trump movement ░░░░░░░░ 2016 he s also ░░░░░░░░ president of the New ░░░░░░░░ City council He wrote ░░░░░░░░ opinion piece Andrew Stein ░░░░░░░░ to meet you STEIN ░░░░░░░░ to meet you and ░░░░░░░░ thanks for having me ░░░░░░░░ You got it So ░░░░░░░░ do you say Nikki ░░░░░░░░ on the ticket STEIN ░░░░░░░░ because with Nikki Haley ░░░░░░░░ the ticket with Trump ░░░░░░░░ s an unbeatable ticket ░░░░░░░░ think Vice President Pence ░░░░░░░░ the President very well ░░░░░░░░ 16 and as Vice ░░░░░░░░ I have nothing against ░░░░░░░░ I think he was ░░░░░░░░ Vice President and a ░░░░░░░░ capable man But I ░░░░░░░░ the President s re ░░░░░░░░ will hinge to a ░░░░░░░░ extent on whether he ░░░░░░░░ win over those independent ░░░░░░░░ Republican suburban women And ░░░░░░░░ think with Nikki Haley ░░░░░░░░ the ticket it s ░░░░░░░░ unbeatable ticket Unbeatable one ░░░░░░░░ You think President Trump ░░░░░░░░ been accused by I ░░░░░░░░ the count is 16 ░░░░░░░░ variety of accusations ranging ░░░░░░░░ sexual harassment to you ░░░░░░░░ much worse than that ░░░░░░░░ we have seen recently ░░░░░░░░ I m just wondering ░░░░░░░░ in terms of his ░░░░░░░░ you know include family ░░░░░░░░ at the border failing ░░░░░░░░ protect equal pay But ░░░░░░░░ all of that do ░░░░░░░░ think these women will ░░░░░░░░ to him just because ░░░░░░░░ puts a woman on ░░░░░░░░ ticket STEIN Yes BALDWIN ░░░░░░░░ You do STEIN Yes ░░░░░░░░ do And I think ░░░░░░░░ the way he s ░░░░░░░░ a good record with ░░░░░░░░ You know the the ░░░░░░░░ numbers show there are ░░░░░░░░ women working now than ░░░░░░░░ ever been in the ░░░░░░░░ 60 years So women ░░░░░░░░ working They have jobs ░░░░░░░░ they re doing well ░░░░░░░░ But Andrew isn t ░░░░░░░░ kind of sexist to ░░░░░░░░ that just because there ░░░░░░░░ a woman on the ░░░░░░░░ then that means women ░░░░░░░░ vote for him STEIN ░░░░░░░░ don t think Nikki ░░░░░░░░ is just a woman ░░░░░░░░ think she s incredibly ░░░░░░░░ Both as governor and ░░░░░░░░ a representative of the ░░░░░░░░ She s got experience ░░░░░░░░ the state level on ░░░░░░░░ national level BALDWIN I ░░░░░░░░ t doubt any of ░░░░░░░░ I m just saying ░░░░░░░░ someone to think that ░░░░░░░░ because you put a ░░░░░░░░ in a position means ░░░░░░░░ the other women are ░░░░░░░░ to vote for you ░░░░░░░░ be perceived as sexist ░░░░░░░░ Well I don t ░░░░░░░░ All I can say ░░░░░░░░ that if he puts ░░░░░░░░ on the ticket he ░░░░░░░░ win BALDWIN Have you ░░░░░░░░ this by the President ░░░░░░░░ STEIN I haven t ░░░░░░░░ Although I m sure ░░░░░░░░ ll call me later ░░░░░░░░ haven t because it ░░░░░░░░ my idea And I ░░░░░░░░ t want him to ░░░░░░░░ able to say to ░░░░░░░░ I wanted him to ░░░░░░░░ able to say to ░░░░░░░░ that he didn t ░░░░░░░░ about it So BALDWIN ░░░░░░░░ do you think STEIN ░░░░░░░░ s my idea And ░░░░░░░░ think it s a ░░░░░░░░ one And I think ░░░░░░░░ will help reelect him ░░░░░░░░ You may very well ░░░░░░░░ right When your phone ░░░░░░░░ Andrew in an hour ░░░░░░░░ two what do you ░░░░░░░░ the President will say ░░░░░░░░ this idea STEIN Well ░░░░░░░░ can t repeat it ░░░░░░░░ on air But to ░░░░░░░░ it up I think ░░░░░░░░ know he ll say ░░░░░░░░ didn t you check ░░░░░░░░ me and I ll ░░░░░░░░ because I wanted you ░░░░░░░░ be able to tell ░░░░░░░░ Vice President that we ░░░░░░░░ t plan this BALDWIN ░░░░░░░░ you think he ll ░░░░░░░░ it s a good ░░░░░░░░ STEIN I don t ░░░░░░░░ he ll say it ░░░░░░░░ a good idea But ░░░░░░░░ think he will definitely ░░░░░░░░ it s a good ░░░░░░░░ BALDWIN Because he s ░░░░░░░░ the record saying Pence ░░░░░░░░ on his ticket STEIN ░░░░░░░░ understand But it s ░░░░░░░░ long way between now ░░░░░░░░ the convention BALDWIN Do ░░░░░░░░ think he s cooling ░░░░░░░░ the Vice President STEIN ░░░░░░░░ I think what BALDWIN ░░░░░░░░ you think he s ░░░░░░░░ on him STEIN No ░░░░░░░░ think he has a ░░░░░░░░ of affection for Pence ░░░░░░░░ don t think he ░░░░░░░░ cooling on him but ░░░░░░░░ think Nikki Haley adds ░░░░░░░░ dynamism and a breadth ░░░░░░░░ the ticket And I ░░░░░░░░ he ll be unbeatable ░░░░░░░░ her as vice president ░░░░░░░░ still think he ll ░░░░░░░░ But I think with ░░░░░░░░ as vice president I ░░░░░░░░ it s a sure ░░░░░░░░ BALDWIN Last question because ░░░░░░░░ was incredibly highly respected ░░░░░░░░ in the state of ░░░░░░░░ Carolina of course went ░░░░░░░░ to be the UN ░░░░░░░░ she was someone you ░░░░░░░░ who was known for ░░░░░░░░ up and sometimes not ░░░░░░░░ agreeing with the President ░░░░░░░░ everything And I think ░░░░░░░░ got kudos you know ░░░░░░░░ respect from a lot ░░░░░░░░ folks for doing that ░░░░░░░░ m just wondering if ░░░░░░░░ accepts if in this ░░░░░░░░ world of this ticket ░░░░░░░░ s in it for ░░░░░░░░ What if she has ░░░░░░░░ political aspirations What s ░░░░░░░░ it for Nikki Haley ░░░░░░░░ I m sure she ░░░░░░░░ have bigger political aspirations ░░░░░░░░ one Brooke turns down ░░░░░░░░ vice presidency Lyndon Johnson ░░░░░░░░ the most powerful man ░░░░░░░░ the majority leader of ░░░░░░░░ U S Senate Everyone ░░░░░░░░ he wouldn t take ░░░░░░░░ but he did in ░░░░░░░░ end with John Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ 1960 Nobody turns it ░░░░░░░░ BALDWIN Okay Andrew Stein ░░░░░░░░ Thank you BALDWIN Let ░░░░░░░░ know how that phone ░░░░░░░░ goes Thank you very ░░░░░░░░