Nikki Haley won't save Trump

Vice President Nikki Haley? Don't count on it.

President Trump and Nikki Haley.
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Nikki Haley will not save Donald Trump's presidency. For her own sake — and perhaps the future of the Republican Party — she shouldn't even try.

Nonetheless, it appears that a "Draft Haley" movement is underfoot. The Wall Street Journal printed an op-ed from Andrew Stein — he started the "Democrats for Trump" group in 2016 — urging the president to dump Mike Pence as his vice president and add Haley, the former U.N. ambassador and South Carolina governor, to the Republican ticket as his running mate in 2020.

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Joel Mathis, The Week US

Joel Mathis is a freelance writer who has spent nine years as a syndicated columnist, co-writing the RedBlueAmerica column as the liberal half of a point-counterpoint duo. His work also regularly appears in National Geographic, The Kansas City Star and Heatmap News. His awards include best online commentary at the Online News Association and (twice) at the City and Regional Magazine Association.