Kudos for calling Haley out on her neocon warmongering — all neocon warmongers deserve ragging — but what, I wonder, is her place in a grander scheme? She has ambitions one day to be President. She would seem to be tweeting thus in an attempt to increase her relevance. It is disturbing to note that she took the role of U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. with broad bi-partisan support. Beltway pundits and press lords are quick to applaud her while damning Trump.
You could see her as the anti-Tulsi. Gabbard was considered by some to be Trump’s first preference for the U.N. representative. And a 2020 presidential race pitting Haley v. Gabbard has been discussed.
If her star continues to rise, its tragic trajectory may pass through State. Tillerson and Haley have already clashed repeatedly, and it has been reported that Tillerson’s view of Haley is that, “He fucking hates her.” For woke progressives, it seems particularly poignant not to paint this administration with too broad a brush, and to take advantage of those fissures that become visible. An effective way to damn Nikki may be to praise Rex.