Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky, maintaining he is not ready to endorse any candidate for president, said one thing is for certain — he'll never support former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
"As I told you yesterday, I am ready to say something about the presidential race," he said in a video posted on X on Friday.
"I've had a long relationship with Donald Trump, and there's a lot to like there. I am also a big fan of a lot of the fiscal conservatism of Ron DeSantis. I think Vivek Ramaswamy has been an important voice. Also, I've listened to and met with independent Bobby Kennedy (Jr.).
"I'm not yet ready to make a decision. But I am ready to make a decision on someone I cannot support. So, I'm announcing this morning that I'm Never Nikki. If you go to NeverNikki.net you can let her know that you are not a supporter either.
"I don't think that any informed or knowledgeable libertarian or conservative should support Nikki Haley. I've seen her attitude toward our interventions overseas. I've seen her involvement in the military industrial complex … But I've also seen her indicate that she thinks you should be registered to use the internet.
I think her failure to really understand that or to think that you should register through the government somehow for the internet is something that should disqualify her in the minds of all Libertarian-leaning conservatives.
On the NeverNikki.net website, he adds: "As I look over the field, I don't think I yet have a first choice, but I do know one thing: count me in as Never Nikki."
The site asks viewers for their names and addresses. Paul on Thursday had said he would make an "important" announcement concerning the Republican presidential primary on Friday.
Paul teased his announcement in a post on X on Thursday.
He wrote: "I've stayed out of the Republican Presidential Primary so far — but I've seen enough. That's why tomorrow morning I will have something important to say. Don't miss it!"
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