'Like Dick Cheney': Steve Bannon believes 'viper' Nikki Haley will force herself onto Trump ticket

Republican supporters of former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's presidential campaign are pushing her as the best alternative to 2024 GOP frontrunner Donald Trump. Billionaire Charles Koch, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu and other conservatives who have endorsed Haley clearly don't want Trump to be the nominee.

"War Room" host Steve Bannon, however, has a totally different viewpoint. Trump's former White House chief strategist believes that Haley will be forced into Trump's ticket if he is the nominee — and Bannon is vehemently opposed to the idea.

Appearing on the podcast, "Human Events Daily with Jack Posobiec," Bannon argued, "They'll say Trump needs a woman — Nikki — on the ticket. She balances things. And she can bring together that 15 percent of Never Trumpers in the Republican Party. We're going to have to have that fight."

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Bannon went on to claim that if Trump wins the 2024 election and Haley becomes vice president, she will do everything she can to sabotage his MAGA agenda.

The conspiracy theorist told listeners, "If Nikki Haley is in this administration, in any capacity, it will fail. Well, she's a viper. She's a viper. And once she gets in there, she'll try to run it as prime minister. She'll try to be Dick Cheney. … To Trump, (she) will be just like Dick Cheney to Bush. That's what shell try to do."

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