Charlamagne Tha God: Republicans should 'clear the field' for Nikki Haley
"Breakfast Club" co-host Charlamagne Tha God urged Republicans to rally behind Nikki Haley as the nominee following the second GOP debate.
"The Breakfast Club" co-host Charlamagne Tha God said Republicans should "clear the field" for former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley following the second GOP presidential debate.
During Thursday's installment of the popular radio show, progressive commentator Tezlyn Figaro gave Haley a shout-out for sticking to policy at Wednesday night's debate, but Charlamagne took the praise even further.
"GOP should clear the field, get rid of everybody, including Trump, and let Nikki Haley be the GOP candidate," Charlamagne said.
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"The Breakfast Club" co-host Charlamagne Tha God urged Republicans to "clear the field" for Nikki Haley so that she becomes the GOP nominee. (Screenshot/The Breakfast Club)
Earlier this month, Charlamagne hailed Haley for her outspoken stance on mandating cognitive tests for aging elected officials, referring to the Senate as "the most privileged nursing home in the country" and calling for term limits.
"Nikki is absolutely right. She ain’t say one damn thing wrong," Charlamagne said at the time. "I’ll stop her when she stops telling the truth. We need term limits. And, you know, if you are going to stay in, you definitely need mental competency tests over the age of whatever."
Haley, who saw a bump in the polls following the first debate last month, had intense clashes with GOP rivals at Wednesday's debate, including biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott.
Nikki Haley, former ambassador to the United Nations and 2024 Republican presidential candidate, during the Republican primary presidential debate hosted by Fox Business Network in Simi Valley, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Joining them on the debate stage were former Vice President Mike Pence, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.
Former President Trump, who was absent from the debates so far, maintains his dominant lead over the rest of the GOP field, holding a more than 42-point lead over his next competitor DeSantis, according to the RealClearPolitics average of polls.
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2024 Republican presidential candidates Doug Burgum, from left, Chris Christie, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Senator Tim Scott and former US Vice President Mike Pence during a debate hosted by Fox Business Network in Simi Valley, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Haley just edged out Ramaswamy for third place this week with a 5.8% average to his 5.1 after the political outsider maintained that spot since July. The rest of the field is below 5%.
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