Presidential candidate Nikki Haley has vowed to pardon former US President Donald Trump should she defeat him in the Republican Primary and win against Joe Biden in November. Speaking at a town hall in South Carolina on Sunday (18 February), Haley confirmed that if the former president is found guilty, she would pardon him to unify America. She said: “We’ve got to leave the negativity and the baggage behind. I don’t want this country divided any further. I don’t think it’s in the best interest for America to have an 80-year-old president sitting in jail and having everybody upset about it.” Trump faces several court cases related to election interference, the January 6 riots, and falsifying business records.
To be fair, she could simply be arguing that racism, while a major issue she faced in her youth, is now a largely solved issue in modern America.
Not that I agree. Just pointing out that it isn’t an inherently dishonest position. Things change over time, and things are in fact better than when she was young.
Not solved by any stretch for sure. America still struggles with bigotry in all forms. But it wasn’t that long ago that Barak Obama was actively arguing against gay marriage on national TV. We’ve come a long way for sure.