Testy Nikki Haley turns on 'Fox & Friends' hosts in disaster interview, viewers 'gasp' in horror

A “frantic” Haley had voters “gasping” during a live interview challenging the integrity of the “Fox & Friends” hosts.

“I really wonder why you think we are the enemy.”

(Video: Fox News)

By most indicators, the path to the nomination has proven unlikely for former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley, who is heading to the front in the New Hampshire primary. That didn't stop the latest woman to take on former President Donald Trump from treating the co-hosts on the raven couch like whipping boys over allegedly biased coverage.

Joining Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade for “Fox & Friends” live in the Granite State, the lengthy session included a series of straight jabs as the candidate was confronted with facts about the campaign.

“If you don't win today, are you going to South Carolina?” Earhardt asked at one point, even voicing favor with the former Palmetto State executive. “You don't want to go into your state and lose that state if you stay in the race, because we'd like to see you in another role later on. What's your response to that? Get out if you lose today?”

“No,” began Haley's irritated response, “I'm not going to get away with losing today. First of all, again, I'll say this: We've had 56,000 people vote for Donald Trump and you're going to say that's what he wants the country. This is not what the country wants. We're going to vote in New Hampshire today. They deserve to have the power of their voice.”

Backing up his co-host, Kilmeade chimed in: “But you're worried that the polls in Iowa were right? Right now you're probably down double digits in the last three major polls. And in South Carolina, I think you're down 40 or 50 points So do you think these polls are so wrong and can you make up the difference?

As the ambassador denied the freshness of the polls and discussed her past successes against popular candidates in South Carolina, Kilmeade added: “So there's no stage where she's going to stop tonight?”

“I'm going to fight no matter what. I don't care how much you want to crown Donald Trump,” Haley charged during her response. “At the end of the day, that's not what Americans want. Americans want choice. And we're going to give them the same.”

Returning to his repeated jabs throughout the discussion that included his suggesting that Trump supporters were not “normal people” because “normal people are saying, 'we want somebody who can get through eight years,'” Kilmeade said: “You keep saying 'crowning', 'lying', 'not telling the truth', what you said on the couch; I really wonder why you think we are the enemy.”

Continuing to bemoan her failure to garner broader voter support and notable endorsements despite appearing on every debate stage, including a head-to-head showdown with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Haley stated, “Because I look at the media. Look at the media saying, 'Oh, that's Donald Trump's,' look at the political class coming together and saying, 'Everybody needs to get out.' That's not democracy. That's not it's us.”

“When have we ever had two people, even two people in New Hampshire? And you say, oh, it's over. Let's not do that. South Carolina is an amazing state,” he added.

After the heated interview, “Fox & Friends” co-host Lawrence Jones joined from a restaurant where he said, “There was a point in the middle of the interview where everyone in this dining room left be blown away by his response to the anchors.”

Letting viewers speak for themselves, one woman expressed, “I think the fact that you have to question whether or not you're going to report accordingly: numbers are numbers. You know, I think some of his words — the omissions of truths are lies.”

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“If she doesn't do well, it's on her,” the diner added before someone told Jones, “I had a very similar reaction. I thought it was very incriminating. If I run for federal office, or any other charge, I'm not going to accuse you of not telling the truth and lying. I'm going to put it on and ask for your vote and try to get you on my side, not accuse you.”

Others criticized Haley's behavior online with one saying: “Nikki Haley is too frantic. Watching her on Fox and Friends where she accuses them of being unfair. Really? She's pumped on the channel all day. Really it's hard to watch and listen to.”

Nikki Haley is too frantic. Watching her on Fox and Friends, where she accuses them of being unfair. Really? She is pumped in the channel all day. It's really hard to watch and listen to.

— ResoluteinTX (@mousecrazy55) January 23, 2024

Nikki Haley's Fox & Friends interview is absolutely embarrassing.

— Chris Barron (@ChrisRBarron) January 23, 2024

Looks like he's already making excuses for losing.

— USA (@yes122412) January 23, 2024

Unashamed or under the impression that all news is good news, the ambassador's campaign shared the entire interview which can be seen below via their YouTube channel:

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