Donald Trump Jr. doesn't support former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley as a possible vice presidential pick for his father's 2024 reelection campaign.
The younger Trump even said he would intervene and block Haley, who is also running for the GOP nomination, from becoming his father's running mate.
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"I wouldn't have her, and I would go to great lengths to make sure that that doesn't happen," he told Newsmax's Eric Bolling in an interview this week.
"Nikki Haley wants never-ending wars. She's a puppet of the establishment in Washington, D.C. She's the new favorite candidate of the billionaire class because they want control," Trump Jr. continued. "No different than academia and Harvard and using their billions to exercise influence. They want someone they control."
Haley's campaign has seen rising momentum over the last four months to the point she now rivals Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for second place in some early-nominating state polls. In a RealClearPolitics poll average, Haley polls at 11%, just behind DeSantis at 11.3%, although both are trailing Trump at 62.5%.
Earlier this month, DeSantis taunted Haley over whether she would agree to become Trump's vice president. "She will not answer directly, and she owes you an answer to this. Will she accept a vice presidential nomination from Donald Trump? Yes or no?" DeSantis said during a campaign stop in New Hampshire.
"And I can tell you, under any circumstance, I will not accept that because that's not why I'm running. I'm running for the nomination and to be president. ... I'd rather be governor than vice president, no question."
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Haley's campaign hit back that day, claiming "she doesn't play for second."
The spat came after Lara Trump, the former president's daughter-in-law, speculated about Haley joining the Trump ticket as his running mate. "Crazier things have happened. I don't know. I would never say never with Donald J. Trump. Never say never," she told Bolling.