Former President Donald Trump denied a report that he was considering selecting Nikki Haley, who served as United Nations ambassador in his administration, as his running mate.
"Nikki Haley is not under consideration for the V.P. slot, but I wish her well! DJT," Trump said on his Truth Social platform Saturday.
Trump's denial came a day after Axios, citing sources, said that despite the very chilly relationship between the previous Republican contenders for the nomination, Trump could pick Haley if it would help him win a second term in the White House.
Republicans close to both campaigns told the outlet that it's in both of their interests to bury the hatchet despite their differences.
Trump is currently lagging far behind President Joe Biden in fundraising and is being buried in legal fees from his court cases.
At the same time, Haley, the former South Carolina governor, has strong ties to deep-pocketed donors who are "wary of the former president," it reported.
Also, Haley, who dropped out of the Republican primary in March, remains attractive to college-age Republicans who continue voting for her even though she's no longer in the race.
She managed to pull in 20% of the vote in Indiana's primary this week.
But while Haley was a member of the Trump administration, their relationship turned chilly during the primary with the former president referring to her as a "birdbrain."
Since dropping out, Haley has refused to endorse Trump, the presumptive nominee.
In a speech announcing the end of her campaign, Haley said she has alway supported the Republican candidate.
"But on this question, as she did on so many others, Margaret Thatcher provided some good advice when she said, quote, 'Never just follow the crowd. Always make up your own mind,'" Haley warned.
"It is now up to Donald Trump to earn the votes of those in our party and beyond it who did not support him. And I hope he does that. At its best, politics is about bringing people into your cause, not turning them away. And our conservative cause badly needs more people. This is now his time for choosing," she continued.
