Wall Street Journal: “Nikki Haley calls Donald Trump a friend and says she would consult with him before embarking on a White House bid, but the former United Nations ambassador disagrees with the former president when it comes to the outcome of the 2020 election. ‘There was fraud in the election, but I don’t think that the numbers were so big that it swayed the vote in the wrong direction,’ Ms. Haley said in an interview ahead of a Tuesday evening appearance at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif.
“The former South Carolina governor and possible 2024 presidential candidate is the latest high-profile Republican invited to the library as part of a series discussing the party’s future. Like others who have spoken at the hilltop shrine to a GOP hero, Ms. Haley will have to navigate around the large role that Mr. Trump—a possible 2024 candidate himself—still plays in the party almost a year after Republicans lost control of the White House and Senate.
“‘He has a strong legacy from his administration,’ Ms. Haley said. ‘He has the ability to get strong people elected, and he has the ability to move the ball, and I hope that he continues to do that. We need him in the Republican Party. I don’t want us to go back to the days before Trump.’ There was no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election, and Mr. Trump’s campaign and his allies lost dozens of lawsuits challenging the results in several states.”