In an interview with NPR about her new book, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley said she made an effort to avoid "toxic" and "trashy" Washington — and that she'll campaign for Trump in 2020.
In With All Due Respect, the former U.N. ambassador says Trump's ex-Chief of Staff John Kelly and former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson asked her to help them "save the country" from the president.
Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, has been a fierce advocate for President Trump's policies at the United Nations. It is not immediately clear what prompted the move.
The Trump administration long has chafed at the dubious rights records of many council members and what it calls a "chronic bias against Israel." Now the U.S. is following through on threats to leave.
Russian official media quotes the foreign ministry as confirming that the White House informed the Russian embassy. It follows days of confusion over the matter.
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley told CBS that sanctions would target companies in Russia helping Syria in its chemical weapons production. Later, though, the White House said no decision has been made.
After trading bellicose barbs with North Korea throughout 2017, the U.S. heads into 2018 with an increasingly capable foe and no clear diplomatic exit ramps to temper the tensions.
The language in the U.S. mission's announcement led some to misinterpret it as meaning that Washington would reduce its own contribution by $285 million next year.
By a 128-9 vote Thursday, the General Assembly rejected a U.S. decree that recognized the disputed city as Israel's capital. "The United States will remember this day," Ambassador Nikki Haley warned.