Haley: ‘Honor Of A Lifetime,’ ‘Blessing’ To Serve As Ambassador To The UN

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 09: U.S. President Donald Trump announces that he has accepted the resignation of Nikki Haley as US Ambassador to the United Nations, in the Oval Office on October 9, 2018 in Washington, DC.... WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 09: U.S. President Donald Trump announces that he has accepted the resignation of Nikki Haley as US Ambassador to the United Nations, in the Oval Office on October 9, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Trump said that Haley will leave her post by the end of the year. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Nikki Haley, who resigned as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday, called it an “honor of a lifetime” and a “blessing” to serve in the UN and as governor of South Carolina.

want to thank the President for just, you know, allowing us to come out and talk to you this way. It has been an honor of a lifetime,” she told reporters gathered in the Oval Office on Tuesday morning. “You know, I said I am such a lucky girl to have been able to lead the state that raised me and to serve a country I love so very much. It has really been a blessing and I want to thank you for that.”

Haley then went on to list perceived accomplishments during her time at the United Nations, like slashing the amount of money the U.S. contributes to the UN budget and the North Korean sanctions she led to passage. President Trump told reporters that Haley told him months ago that she thought she might soon need a break.

She plans to leave her post at the end of the year.

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  1. She is leaving for failing to prevent World Leaders laughing at the Dotard.

  2. Avatar for marby marby says:

    Well, well, well . . . . twitter followers of Angry WH Staffer are just noting that Ivanka Trump has started multiple new accounts related to US Dept of Defense. It looks like Haley’s lavish praise of Jared and Ivanka may be because Ivanka will be the new UN Ambassador. I just can’t.

  3. Tump said that Haley told him months ago that she would need a break. Apparently the little lady can’t handle the pace.

  4. When does she reach “Too much of a good thing…” ?

  5. Noooo!
    Surely you jest.
    And McPondScum would confirm her. He would.

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