Nikki Haley should've done this sooner

And Jack Smith urges Supreme Court to reject Trump immunity claim [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [Nikki Haley waited too long to call Trump out]( By Hayes Brown Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has stopped mincing words when it comes to her onetime boss. Former President Donald Trump is “not the same person he was in 2016,” [she told “TODAY” co-host Craig Melvin]( in an interview Tuesday. “He is unhinged; he is more diminished than he was, just like Joe Biden’s more diminished than what he was.” Those are some real fighting words from Haley, who served in Trump’s Cabinet and is his sole remaining competition for the presidential nomination. The outcome of that race most likely comes down to the GOP primary in Haley’s home state, South Carolina. In the run-up to Saturday’s vote, she has been hammering hard at Trump, but it prompts the question: Where was this energy when it really could have made a difference? This is a preview of Hayes Brown's latest article. [Read the full column here](.     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [CLAIRE MCCASKILL]( [Kansas City shooting is the heartbreaking consequence of a deadly American love affair]( It has become dangerous to go to school, to go to work, to go to church. Now we add going to a Super Bowl parade to that incredibly long list. [Read more.]( [SHANE MURNAN]( [My drag career never hurt my 26 years in education. Then 'Libs of TikTok' put me on blast.]( I'm proud of my work as a principal and drag queen. Nothing will change that. [Read more.]( [ZEESHAN ALEEM]( [Biden's description of the 'tragedy' in Gaza is revealing]( President Biden is growing more critical of Israel — and yet still letting it off the hook for terrible misdeeds. [Read more.]( [JOE SCARBOROUGH]( [Why I'm tired of extreme MAGA Trumpers' hatred of America]( Republicans have abandoned their patriotism. [Read more.](     TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] THE REIDOUT [Jack Smith asks Supreme Court to reject Trump immunity claim]( [BRIAN TYLER COHEN]( [Biden flips the script on Trump in epic reversal]( [THE REIDOUT]( [‘Petri dish for terrible gun laws’: Missouri legislator reacts to Kansas City mass shooting]( [CHRIS JANSING REPORTS]( [House Intel Chair's warning about 'national security threat' relates to Russian military capability]( MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text]     This Black History Month, MSNBC correspondent Trymaine Lee explores the story of Black America’s fight to be made whole in a special podcast series, “Into America presents: Uncounted Millions: The Power of Reparations.” Trymaine speaks with descendants of Gabriel Coakley, one of the only Black Americans ever repaid for slavery, about how reparations forever changed their family’s trajectory and what could have been for more Black people. In the first episode, they travel back to before the Civil War to learn about Coakley’s fight for freedom and, eventually, restitution. [Listen now]( and hear new episodes every Thursday.   The ongoing impact of the Covid pandemic, along with other cascading crises, can still be felt in almost every facet of our lives. Sociologist Eric Klinenberg points out that in order to heal, we must take time to reckon with what we lived through. Klinenberg is the Helen Gould Shepard Professor of Social Science at NYU and the author of “2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed.” [Listen now](.         MSNBC INSIGHTS [Alternate text] Have you ever wanted to provide MSNBC with your opinion about their TV programs, documentaries, and digital products, such as MSNBC.com, newsletters, and podcasts? Now is your chance! [Join the MSNBC Insights Community.](   [Image] [Image] 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily) [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily)