Haley says 'no way' voters would back Trump if he is convicted, though she's said she would
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Nikki Haley was pressed in a Craig Melvin interview about Donald Trump's viability in the 2024 general election if he is convicted of a crime
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was pressed in a new interview about her different positions on rival Donald Trump's viability in the 2024 general election if he is convicted of one of the 91 criminal charges he faces, all of which he denies.
"There is no way that the American people are going to vote for a convicted criminal," Haley said in an interview with NBC News' Craig Melvin that aired Wednesday morning.
"But you said you would! But you said you would," an incredulous Melvin responded, referring to the moment during the first GOP primary debate when Haley affirmed her support for Trump if he wins the nomination and is convicted.
"No, that is not the question," Haley told him. "Every Republican nominee ... signed a pledge before they could even get on the debate stage that said if that we were not the nominee, would we support the nominee? And I said yes, and I stand by that."
Melvin had asked how that view fits in with Haley's more recent criticism that Trump is "not qualified" to be commander in chief because of his sarcastic comments questioning her husband's absence from her campaign while he is serving overseas with the Army National Guard.
