Once Nikki Haley became one of former president Donald Trump’s appointed staffers, she received more scrutiny than before. Namely, she became the target of affair rumors with the president himself in January of 2018. According to Politico, the rumor came about after “Fire and Fury” author Michael Wolff told “Real Time with Bill Maher” that he knew Trump was having an affair.
The passage that alludes to the affair in Wolff’s book reads, “The president had been spending a notable amount of private time with Haley on Air Force One and was seen to be grooming her for a national political future” (via Politico). Haley called the rumors “highly offensive” and disgusting, per the outlet. Further, she told the outlet that she had only been on Air Force One once, and with other people in the room.
Whatever the nature of their relationship, it certainly seems to have been a rollercoaster. The Guardian notes that Haley told the media at the end of the 2016 Presidential election that she voted for Trump even though she didn’t like him. The outlet also noted that the speculation around Haley and Trump’s affair was the second affair rumor against the president within the same month.
