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Ex-Pence Staffer Aligns Himself with Nikki Haley

May 11, 2020 at 9:03 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Gabriel Sherman: “According to two sources, Kushner is trying to recruit Mike Pence’s former chief of staff Nick Ayers to take a senior campaign role. In 2018, Kushner recruited Ayers to replace John Kelly as Trump’s chief of staff. Ayers turned down the offer, and sources said he has no interest in joining the Trump campaign. One person close to Ayers told me he’s aligning himself with Nikki Haley to lead her potential 2024 campaign.”

Said a source: “He views Haley as the right train to be on.”

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