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'AMBITIOUS' Nikki Haley Resigns: GOOD
Bannon: Timing of Nikki Haley's departure 'horrific'
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/410816-bannon-timing-of-nikki-haleys-departure-horrific
Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon on Wednesday lamented the announcement of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley's impending departure, saying it distracted from the administration's successes.
Bannon said in an interview with Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait that the timing of the announcement was "horrific" and "exquisite from a bad point of view."
"Everything she said yesterday and everything she said about stepping down could have been done on the evening of Nov. 6. The timing could not have been worse," Bannon said at an event in London.
Bannon, who left the White House in August 2017 and was later publicly excoriated by President Trump, told Micklethwait that Haley's announcement threatens to undermine the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and the strong economy that Republicans are hoping to tout heading into the midterms.
Bannon later credited Haley as "very talented" and "incredibly politically ambitious."
Steve Bannon says the timing of Nikki Haley's resignation is "horrific" and that she is "incredibly politically ambitious" #bloomberginvest https://t.co/mYcnPtgY4w
— Bloomberg Live (@BloombergLive) October 10, 2018
Trump and Haley announced on Tuesday morning that she would depart her post by the end of 2018. The two portrayed Haley's departure as amicable, explaining that she wanted to "take a break" from public service.
On Wednesday afternoon, Trump told reporters that there is "no good time" for a high-ranking administration official to leave. He suggested that had Haley waited to make the announcement after the Nov. 6 midterms, it would've been heavily scrutinized regardless of how the GOP fared in the elections.
"If we win they'd say 'why is she doing it?' and if we lose, they'd say 'oh it’s obvious why ..
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