Haley condemns Trump's reaction to Navalny death: He 'put us all in danger'

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley claimed former President Trump has "endangered" the West by remarking at a recent rally that America would not necessarily protect a fellow NATO member that hasn't paid its dues to the alliance.

Haley also told Fox News she was dismayed by Trump's reaction to the death of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, whose passing and the circumstances surrounding it spurred speculation that it was an assassination directed by President Vladimir Putin.

Trump wrote on social media that Navalny's death "has made me more and more aware of what's happening in our country. It is a slow, steady progression with crooked radical left politicians and prosecutors and judges."

Haley argued Trump's comments were intentionally and obviously self-serving.

"This is on the heels of Trump saying that he would encourage Putin to invade any NATO countries that didn't pull their weight – And now the only comment he's going to make about Navalny is not hitting Putin for murdering him, not praising Navalny for fighting the corruption that was happening in Russia. But instead he's going to compare himself to Navalny and the victim that he is in his court cases?" she said.

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"That is my point. He is so distracted; he is so focused on himself, and America can't go through this. We won't survive it."

Haley said Trump's comments highlight why she says the Biden campaign wants Trump to be the GOP nominee because they feel he is the easiest candidate to defeat.

At the February 10 rally in Horry County, S.C., Trump recounted telling a world leader who offered a hypothetical situation where his country would not pay its NATO dues – currently 2% of GDP:

"No