In 2015, Haley had the flag removed from South Carolina’s statehouse. Now, she says it was seen as a symbol of “service and sacrifice and heritage” that was “hijacked” by a white nationalist
ordered the Confederate flag atop the statehouse to be taken down, saying after its removal that “it should have never been there” in the first place. “There is a place for that flag,” sheThat decision helped cement Haley as a rising star in the Republican party, and later played into the impression that she was a different type of Republican thanGlenn Beck
that circulated Friday, Haley elaborated on her thoughts around the incident. The flag, she said, was seen by some as a symbol of “service and sacrifice and heritage” until the church massacre. “Here is this guy that comes out with his manifesto holding the Confederate flag, and just hijacked everything people thought of,” Haley said. “Once he did that, there was no way to overcome it.” She added, “We don’t have hateful people in South Carolina.
Haley’s comments were largely seen as a continuation of her efforts to tie herself irrevocably to the president. Her biography,cast a rosy glow over her time in the Trump administration, and her book tour essentially constituted a live to Trump. “In every instance that I dealt with him, he was truthful, he listened, and he was great to work with,” she said at one point, at another chiding ex chief of staffHaley’s flag comments could have been worse; she could have told Beck thatwere to blame for the Charleston shooting, as her former boss did in 2017.
Her choice of phrasing around the controversy could be pure coincidence. But, like so much of what has shaped Haley’s political trajectory, it is likely deliberate. While the rumors that Haley is hoping to replacelast week that Haley “had made the determination that joining the ticket, or even replacingas Secretary of State, would be a net negative for her 2024 ambitions”—she still reportedly sees value in tying herself to his principles.
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