Nikki Haley

Nikki Haley is a former governor of South Carolina and former United States ambassador to the United Nations. She sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.

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Statements by Nikki Haley

Nikki Haley

Role at the time: Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations

Condemned

Statement summary

Haley calls the decision to waive the Graham Act's Russia sanctions a terrible misjudgment of Putin and says Putin wants to destroy the West.

“It's a terrible misjudgment of Putin”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Nikki Haley criticizes Russia sanctions reliefOriginal post at 2:20 p.m. Eastern
Why we used this label

The reference point is Trump's waiver of the Graham Act's Russia sanctions. Haley calls the decision a terrible misjudgment of Putin and says Putin should not be helped.

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Case

Trump waives the Graham Act's Russia sanctions

Relationship to this case: Speaker

The White House says waiving the Graham Act's Russia measures preserves room for peace negotiations. Lawmakers from both parties and Volodymyr Zelenskyy say relief weakens pressure on Russia. Thomas Massie welcomes Trump's use of the authority Congress granted.

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