Donald Trump says he won't ask Nikki Haley, Mike Pompeo to join his second administration
President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday he will not ask his former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley or his former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to serve in his incoming administration.
"I will not be inviting former Ambassador Nikki Haley, or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to join the Trump Administration, which is currently in formation," said Trump on Truth Social. "I very much enjoyed and appreciated working with them previously, and would like to thank them for their service to our Country."
Trump appointed Haley as his U.N. Ambassador in 2016, and she resigned two years later. The former South Carolina governor ran for president in 2024, winning the Vermont and Washington D.C. primaries and becoming the first woman to win a Republican primary.
Haley and Pompeo have criticized Trump at times in recent years, but both ultimately backed his reelection bid and helped rally GOP voters at the Republican convention over the summer. While initially not supporting Trump after dropping out of the Republican primary, Haley released her 97 electoral delegates a week before the Republican convention and formally endorsed him.
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Pompeo also served as director of the CIA during Trump's first administration. According to multiple reports, Pompeo's name was floated as an option for the next secretary of defense.
Haley on Saturday said she was "proud" to serve in the former president's first term in a post on X and shared Trump's Truth Social statement.
"I wish him, and all who serve, great success in moving us forward to a stronger, safer America over the next four years," Haley said.
USA TODAY has reached out for comment from Pompeo.
Pompeo and Haley are two Republicans who have long backed additional U.S. support for Ukraine, a position that's grown unpopular among some right-wing lawmakers in Congress. Trump has also expressed skepticism about further U.S. support.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk joined the first phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Trump's election on Tuesday, media outlets reported, raising questions about his potential role in the upcoming administration.
Contributing: Josh Meyer, USA TODAY
Victor Hagan is the Alabama Election Reporting Fellow for the USA TODAY Network. He can be reached at [email protected] or on X @TheVictorHagan. To support his work, subscribe to the Advertiser.
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