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Former 2024 Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley announced on Tuesday that she’s launching a radio talk show next week on SiriusXM. The show will air once a week and run at least through the inauguration of a new president in January 2025.
“She’ll do interviews, take listener calls, and talk politics on the show, which will be carried on Wednesdays from 8 to 9 a.m. ET on the satellite radio system’s Triumph channel. Expect some talk mixed in about Clemson football, her passion for running and music — maybe even Taylor Swift,” the Associated Press reported.
Haley stated that while she won’t keep her personal political views a secret, she did wish to escape some of the media’s “predominant tribalism.”
“My kids, they don’t watch the news, because they think both sides are crazy,” she told The Associated Press. “And they’re not wrong about that. I think we have to take the craziness out. I think we have to take the noise out and I think we have to break things down in a way that people feel empowered.”
“I think that’s what Americans are tired of,” Haley said. “They don’t want to go on and watch a news show and know exactly which candidate they’re pushing and exactly what politics are pushing. They want to know the issues. They want to know exactly how it’s going to affect their family. I want to take all of the politics out and really break it down on a policy level.”
Haley said she’s open to continuing the show past January “if Americans like what they hear.”
Haley took to X, formerly known as Twitter, and posted: “We spoke hard truths on the campaign trail. It’s time to speak hard truths about the future of America. No spin. Just facts and straight talk in a way that everyone can understand. We have a country to save. Let’s do this.”
We spoke hard truths on the campaign trail. It’s time to speak hard truths about the future of America. No spin. Just facts and straight talk in a way that everyone can understand. We have a country to save. Let’s do this. ❤️🇺🇸 @SIRIUSXM pic.twitter.com/DapKXkzJvB
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) September 17, 2024
Haley was the final contender for the Republican nomination this year remaining from the former president Donald Trump.
Although she gave her support and endorsement to Trump before the convention, she hadn’t asked for her assistance from Trump throughout the general election campaign until the past two weeks.
However, she stated on Tuesday that, although no dates had been set, Trump’s team had contacted hers in the previous two weeks to explore potential joint appearances.
But she made it clear that her radio program “is not going to be about campaigning for a particular candidate.”
Haley, who sparred with Trump during the primary season, is firmly backing the 2024 GOP nominee.
“Donald Trump has my strong endorsement. Our country is at a critical moment. We have a choice to make. For more than a year, I said, a vote for Joe Biden is a vote for President Kamala Harris. Everyone knows it’s true,” Haley said.
“Four more years of Biden or four more years of Harris, our country will be badly worse off. For the sake of our nation. We have to go with Donald Trump. But there’s more to it than that. We should acknowledge that there are some Americans who don’t agree with Donald Trump 100% of the time. I happen to know some of them. And I want to speak to them tonight. My message to them is simple. You don’t have to agree with Trump 100% of the time to vote for him. Take it from me. I haven’t always agreed with President Trump, but we agree more often than we disagree,” Haley added.
