Nikki Haley: What I Say Is Always Coordinated with the White House

‘It is not uncommon for him to pick up the phone and tell me what he feels on an issue’

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REPORTER: "Has he ever said to you, you shouldn't have said something?"
HALEY: "No, he has not.
REPORTER: "You're surprised? Are you surprised he has never?"
HALEY: " I'm not surprised because he knew that when he hired me, that I made it clear I didn't want to be a wall flower or talking head. I'm very passionate by nature, and he's fine with it."
REPORTER: "How much of it is you're going the say what you think and you feel and how much of it is coordinated with the White House and the State Department?"
HALEY: "Well, it is always coordinated with the white House. I mean I'm very --"
REPORTER: "You're not going rogue?"
HALEY: "No, I would never go rogue because I'm very aware of who I work for. But what I'll tell you is, it is a sign of how this president works. It is not uncommon for him to pick up the phone and tell me what he feels on an issue, it is not uncommon for him to say, make sure you say this, don't be afraid to say this. He has given me a lot of leeway to just say what I think and interpret what he thinks. I'm a strong voice by nature. I'm sometimes a bull in a China shop, and, you know, he allows me to do that."

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