Nikki Haley says 'diminished,' 'unhinged' Trump is 'not the same person' she backed in 2016

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81% : But in 2020, she called on Biden to take down a tweet citing those comments because "all of us who worked with [Trump] witnessed the tremendous amount of love and respect he has for our military.
54% : And she justified her past support for Trump, during both his two previous presidential campaigns and her service in his administration, by saying he has changed since then.
53% : And during the first debate, Haley raised her hand when the Fox News moderators asked who would still support Trump if he won the nomination but was "convicted in a court of law.
52% : "During the time that I was in the administration, I called him out every single time," Haley said, arguing that her past support for Trump wasn't unconditional.
51% : In an interview with TODAY's Craig Melvin, Haley explained her past support for Trump while knocking his recent conduct and his age.
48% : In the middle of a campaign swing through her home state, Haley repeatedly pushed back against the idea that Trump's victories in the first three nominating contests and her position in the polls signal Trump is on a glide path to the nomination.
32% : But the totality of polling also shows Trump well ahead of Haley in the GOP nominating fight, both in Haley's home state, South Carolina, the next state with a high-profile nominating contest, and across the country, where the election will shift in early March.
21% : She cited reporting that Trump called fallen soldiers "losers" and "suckers" as she castigated him as someone who didn't respect the military.
14% : "Pressed about how she squares her comments that Trump is "not qualified" to serve as president with her pledge to support him if he wins the nomination, Haley quickly reiterated her pledge before she pivoted to criticizing Trump's electability.
13% : Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley defended her past support of Donald Trump while deepening her criticism of her main rival for the GOP nomination, arguing that the former president is "more diminished than he was.
12% : "Throughout the interview, Haley repeatedly cited Americans' discomfort with Biden and Trump, sentiments borne out across a slew of polling, including NBC News'.
9% : "Both Haley and Trump have turned the temperature up as she looks to mount a come-from-behind victory in the GOP presidential nominating fight -- and Trump looks to end the contest.
8% : "While Haley was critical of primary polls showing her trailing Trump, she pointed to polling that shows her performing better against Biden than Trump in a hypothetical general election.
4% : In recent weeks, Haley has repeatedly called Trump "unhinged," accused him of cozying up to Russian President Vladimir Putin, criticized him for confusing her with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and declared him "not qualified" to serve as president, among other criticisms.

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