Former CIA director and likely 2024 presidential hopeful Mike Pompeo bashed GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley, saying she left the Trump administration too early.
Pompeo also fired shots at Haley in his recent book, claiming she had "plotted" with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner to become former President Donald Trump's vice president. Haley denounced the rumors as "gossip."
In an interview with the Hill, Pompeo doubled down on his criticisms of the former South Carolina governor.
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“It was very difficult to work inside this administration," he said, claiming Republican figures had widely told people not to work in the Trump White House.
"Some of us stuck it out. ... Some came in, punched their ticket, and went on. And for those who made that decision, I just don’t have any time,” Pompeo continued.
"The facts suggest that [Haley] left some two years into the administration. ... There was still an enormous amount of work to do," Pompeo said.
“I don’t understand how someone who believes that they have this incredible opportunity, in an important role, says, ‘No thanks. I don’t want to do that anymore,’” he concluded.
Mike Pompeo tells The Hill's Niall Stanage why he thinks Nikki Haley quit the Trump administration prematurely — and where he stands on launching his own 2024 campaign. pic.twitter.com/HDDzeXAd75
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Haley, who announced her candidacy Monday, is the second candidate to announce a 2024 run after Donald Trump. Pompeo is widely expected to throw his hat in the ring as well.