Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley suggested on Sunday that she may no longer honor the Republican National Committee pledge that she signed last year to support the eventual GOP presidential nominee because she believes the RNC is becoming too close to former President Donald Trump.
Haley, who has yet to come close to beating Trump in any of the GOP primary and caucuses thus far, made the remarks during a Sunday interview on NBC News’s “Meet The Press” with Kristen Welker.
“You did sign a pledge, an RNC pledge to support the eventual nominee,” Welker said. “Do you still feel bound by that pledge?”
“I have always said that I have serious concerns about Donald Trump,” Haley responded. “I have even more concerns about Joe Biden.”
Welker pressed Haley again, “So, is that a no? Are you bound by the RNC pledge?”
“The RNC pledge – I mean, at the time of the debate,…