The 46-year-old, a rising star in the Republican party before joining the Trump administration, has openly clashed with the President and even contradicted him on more than one occasion.
Trump praised Haley as a ‘fantastic person’ who has ‘done an
incredible job’ and said he would gladly welcome her back into his
administration down the line, CNN reported
‘She's done a fantastic job and we've done a fantastic job
together. We've solved a lot of problems and we're in the process of solving a
lot of problems,’ Trump said.
‘She told me probably six months ago, 'You know maybe at end
of the year -- at the end of the two year period -- but by the end of the year
I want to take a little time off, I want to take a break,'‘ he added.
Trump also said Haley could have her ‘pick’ of
administration posts if she ever decides she wants to rejoin his
administration.
‘We're all happy for you in one way, but we hate to lose --
hopefully you'll be coming back at some point but in a different capacity. You
can have your pick,’ Trump said as Haley smiled broadly.
Haley said ‘it has been an honor of a lifetime’ serving as
UN ambassador, but that it was time to depart the administration.
‘There's no personal reason,’ she said, explaining her
rationale for departing. ‘It's very important for government officials to
understand when it's time to step aside.’
‘I want to make sure this administration, this president,
has the strongest person to fight,’ she said.
She praised Trump's foreign policy, saying ‘the US is
respected.’
‘Countries may not like what we do, but they respect what we
do,’ she said.
She also praised members of Trump's team, including senior
advisers Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.
‘Jared is such a hidden genius that no one understands,’ she
said. ‘We're a better country because they're in the administration.’
Haley sought to tamp down speculation she may challenge
President Trump in two years.
‘No, I am not running for 2020,’ Haley said. She
raised the topic unprompted, saying she knew it would likely arise.
‘I can promise you what I'll be doing is campaigning for
this one,’ Haley said.
She said she was stepping aside after almost a decade on the
national stage, including her tenure as South
Carolina governor.
‘It's been 8 years of intense time,’ she said. ‘I'm a
believer in term limits, CNN report said
She became a far more visible face of American foreign
policy than her first boss at the State Department, former Secretary of State
Rex W. Tillerson. Time magazine celebrated Ms. Haley’s ascendance by
putting her on a cover as one of the women who are ‘changing the world.’
A March 9 article in Foreign Policy magazine,
titled ‘Candidate Haley,’ portrayed her as a ‘retail politician turning U.N.
diplomacy into a ticket to the White House.’
