Nikki Haley knocks DeSantis on Ukraine and says he’s copying Trump

REpublican Presidential Candidate Nikki Haley She took aim at her potential 2024 foe Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-FL), took aim at his potential 2024 foe Gov. Insistence on further entanglement The national security interest in Ukraine is not there.

Haley, the ex-ambassador to the United Nations for Trump and two-term Governor of South Carolina, took aim at DeSantis’s resemblance to former President. Donald Trump approach to policy and reaffirmed that she believes support for Ukraine is in the United States’ national security interest.

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“President Trump is right when he says Governor DeSantis is copying him — first in his style, then on entitlement reform, and now on Ukraine. I have a different style than President Trump, and while I agree with him on most policies, I do not on those. Republicans deserve a choice, not an echo,” Haley made the statement in a statement.

Following Tucker Carlson’s request that 2024 candidates answer a questionnaire on their views on Ukraine, Tucker Carlson of Fox News made her remarks. DeSantis made a stir by arguing that “becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia” This would not be in America’s national interest. Trump also echoed the sentiment.

Carlson read out the positions in his broadcast Monday, while criticizing potential candidates such as Mike Pence (ex-Vice President) and Gov. Chris Christie (ex-Gov.). Chris Christie, who supported U.S. support of Ukraine.

Haley provided her answers Tuesday and insisted that war in Ukraine is within national security interests.

“The Russian government is a powerful dictatorship that makes no secret of its hatred of America. Unlike other anti-American regimes, it is attempting to brutally expand by force into a neighboring pro-American country,” She spoke. “America is far better off with a Ukrainian victory than a Russian victory, including avoiding a wider war.”

She also stated that Ukraine’s goal should be to stop a Russian takeover through military force. Haley declared she was against regime change in Russia.

DeSantis, despite his disagreements on whether it was a matter of national security interest struck a similar chord regarding regime change and U.S. goals in Ukraine.

“Without question, peace should be the objective. The U.S. should not provide assistance that could require the deployment of American troops or enable Ukraine to engage in offensive operations beyond its borders,” He said. “A policy of ‘regime change’ in Russia would neither stop the death and destruction of the war, nor produce a pro-American.”

Trump meanwhile defined the U.S. goal in Ukraine as “seeking to “help and secure Europe” While we lament that “Europe isn’t helping itself,” This is “very unfair to us.” He also stressed that his limit of aid to Ukraine would only be set if he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin. But he added that, if he were president the “horrible war would end in 24 hours, or less.”

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Numerous Republicans such as Sens. Roger Wicker (Republican-Miss.), Lindsey Graham, R-SC, and Marco Rubio were seen to be at odds with DeSantis, Trump and other 2024 aspirants. This underscores the importance of standing up against Putin.

Haley currently stands in fourth place, among all the potential 2024 GOP primaries rivals. According To the latest RealClearPolitics The polling aggregate. DeSantis is second, with Trump at the top, while Trump is third.