Ambassador Nikki Haley may have had her authority undermined last week when the White House suggested she had botched a Russia sanctions announcement. A new Quinnipiac University poll shows Haley's approval rating at a sterling 63 percent, with 17 percent of Americans disapproving. It would be easy to dismiss this as a momentary reaction to Haley sticking it to the White House. She has done it by making strong statements that somehow didn’t alienate the GOP base — or, apparently, President Trump. Haley’s trick here was she essentially called the White House a bunch of liars, avoided a rebuke from it or Trump, and still has overwhelming support among the Republican base.

Source: Washington Post April 25, 2018 20:11 UTC