Departing United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley told the world 2019 will mean a fresh start for her in at least one other sense — adopting a new Twitter handle as she moves out of her public diplomacy role and, at least temporarily, into private life.Haley announced Tuesday on the social media site that State Department rules required her to shut down her @AmbNikkiHaley account, with more than 1.6 million followers, and to clear "the followers, the history, the pictures, and all other content."Due to State Dept rules that were changed by the outgoing administration, I have had to clear my personal Twitter account that I have had for years. The followers, the history, the pictures, and all other content. Please refollow and retweet this to your friends. Here’s to 2019!— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) January 1, 2019While her tweets and other content still appeared under her old handle after midnight Tuesday, the one-time South Carolina governor began posting new information … [Read more...] about Nikki Haley leaves her job and shuts down her Twitter profile
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Twitter believes Ivanka Trump will replace Nikki Haley as UN ambassador
Following the news of UN Ambassador Nikki Haley’s resignation on Tuesday, Twitter was abuzz with speculation that she could be replaced by first daughter Ivanka Trump. When talking about her decision to vacate her post, Haley offered praise for Ivanka Trump and described her husband, Jared Kushner, as “a hidden genius that no one understands.”The outpouring of tweets on the topic included, “If TRUMP actually launches Ivanka as a new US ambassador…I’m not going to be surprised at all! I’m going to be rolling my eyes but surprised? NO..!” and, “Wouldn’t surprise me if Nikki Haley’s replacement was Ivanka.” 22 PHOTOS Nikki Haley through the years See Gallery Nikki Haley through the years South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, nominee to be the US ambassador to the United Nations, walks … [Read more...] about Twitter believes Ivanka Trump will replace Nikki Haley as UN ambassador
Trump: Nikki Haley will leave U.N. post at end of 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Tuesday U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is leaving the administration "at the end of the year."Trump spoke as he and Haley met in the Oval Office, shortly after word came of her plans to resign.He called Haley a "very special" person, adding that she told him six months ago that she might want to take some time off. Trump said that together, they had "solved a lot of problems."It's the latest shake-up in the turbulent Trump administration just weeks before the November midterm election.No reason for the resignation was immediately provided.See more on the lawmaker: 22 PHOTOS Nikki Haley through the years See Gallery Nikki Haley through the years South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, nominee to be the US ambassador to the United Nations, walks through the Capitol to the Senate subway on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley testifies before a Senate Foreign … [Read more...] about Trump: Nikki Haley will leave U.N. post at end of 2018
Nikki Haley reportedly resigns as US ambassador to the UN
Nikki Haley on Tuesday abruptly resigned as US ambassador to the United Nations, Axios reports.It's not clear why she resigned but she reportedly discussed her departure with the president last week.Nikki Haley on Tuesday abruptly resigned as US ambassador to the United Nations, Axios reports.The reasons for her departure are unclear and this was not expected. Haley reportedly had a discussion about her resignation with President Donald Trump during a visit to the White House last week.The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, has been among the more moderate members of Trump's administration. She had a tough job from the start representing the Trump administration's agenda in the UN, a body the president has long criticized.This news comes less than a month after the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, which was somewhat of a rocky affair for the president. During … [Read more...] about Nikki Haley reportedly resigns as US ambassador to the UN
Nikki Haley writes editorial slamming anonymous New York Times op-ed
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley slammed a recent opinion piece in The New York Times written by an anonymous official in President Trump's administration. Haley wrote her own editorial in The Washington Post that says the anonymous writer is doing a disservice to the country. "I, too, am a senior Trump administration official. I proudly serve in this administration, and I enthusiastically support most of its decisions and the direction it is taking the country," she wrote in the editorial published Friday. "But I don't agree with the president on everything. When there is disagreement, there is a right way and a wrong way to address it. I pick up the phone and call him or meet with him in person." The anonymous editorial — titled "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration" — argued that most executive branch staffers are "working to insulate their operations from his whims," as Mr. Trump's "impulsiveness results in half-baked, ill-informed and … [Read more...] about Nikki Haley writes editorial slamming anonymous New York Times op-ed